Alectryon diversifolius
Alectryon diversifolius , commonly named scrub boonaree or holly bush, is a species of Australian small trees of the plant family Sapindaceae.[3]
Alectryon diversifolius foliage showing the diversity of leaf forms.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Alectryon |
| Species: | A. diversifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectryon diversifolius | |
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Heterodendrum diversifolium F.Muell. | |
Description
Alectryon diversifolius grows as a shrub up to 4 m high, with simple leaves often clustered on short branchlets.[4] Leaf shape is highly variable even on individual plants, ranging from oval to lanceolate to strongly serrated and holly-like.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in central and south-eastern Qld and north-eastern N.S.W. Usually growing in Brigalow scrub in dark clay.
Taxonomy
It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1858 as Heterodendrum diversifolius,[1][5] but was moved to the genus, Alectryon by Sally T. Reynolds in 1987.[1][2]
References
- "Alectryon diversifolius". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Reynolds, S.T. (1987), Notes on Sapindaceae, V. Austrobaileya 2(4): 335
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=48591
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Alectryon~diversifolius
- Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(3): 46
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