Pisonia (species: Pisonia grandis) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pisonia grandis
Pisonia


©Anne Hoggett: A Pisonia grandis tree near the shoreline of Rocky Islet near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Leaves and inflorescences of Pisonia grandis at Rocky Islet near Lizard Island. Leaves can be up to 50 cm long, have 7 - 12 main veins on either side of the midrib, and may be asymmetrical at the base.

©Anne Hoggett: Leaves and inflorescences of Pisonia grandis at Rocky Islet near Lizard island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Nyctaginaceae
Genus Pisonia
Species Pisonia grandis

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

The only island in the Lizard Island vicinity known to have Pisonia grandiss trees is Rocky Islet, where they form a dense forest.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Cribb, A.B. and J.W. Cribb (1985). Plant life of the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent shores University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.

Other references

  • Domm, S. (1977). Sea birds and waders of the Lizard Island area, The Sunbird, 8: 1-8. LIRS catalog number 4.
  • Gyuris, E. (2004). An experimental investigation of the effects of human intrusion into breeding colonies of bridled terns Sterna anaethetus in the Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Conservation Biology, 9: 265-72. LIRS catalog number 833.