Helicia lamingtoniana

Helicia lamingtoniana, also named Lamington's silky oak, is a species of rainforest trees, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.[3][4][5][6][7]

Helicia lamingtoniana
Near Threatened  (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Helicia
Species:
H. lamingtoniana
Binomial name
Helicia lamingtoniana
Synonyms[4]

Hollandaea lamingtoniana F.M.Bailey

They are endemic to the southern upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 300 to 1,200 m (980 to 3,940 ft) altitude.[4][5][6][7]

As of December 2013 this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "near threatened" species.[1]

They have been recorded growing up to about 20 m (66 ft) tall.[6]

References
  1. Queensland Government (27 September 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 70. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. Bailey, F.M., (1899) Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 5(4)
  3. Foreman, Don B. (1984). "A review of the genus Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) in Australia". Brunonia. 6 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/bru9830059.
  4. "Helicia lamingtoniana%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (December 2010). "Factsheet – Helicia lamingtoniana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  6. Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Helicia lamingtoniana (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White ex L.S.Sm.". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 412. ISBN 9780958174213. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  7. Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia lamingtoniana (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White ex L.S.Sm.". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 398, fig. 173, map 449. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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