Umbrella Tree (species: Heptapleurum actinophyllum) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Heptapleurum actinophyllum
Umbrella Tree


©Lesley Alford: Heptapleurum actinophyllum at the summit of Cook's Look, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Heptapleurum actinophyllum in flower, 13 Sep 2014, near Cooks Look summit, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Flowers of Heptapleurum actinophyllum, 13 Sep 2014, near Cooks Look summit, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Apiales
Family Araliaceae
Genus Heptapleurum
Species Heptapleurum actinophyllum

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 1500 cm (Height)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and A.-L. Jacquemart (2008). Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld., Australia): Flora and vegetation of a low wooded island, Scripta Botanica Belgica, 43: 1-88. LIRS catalog number 1210.
  • Lowry, P.P. and G.M. Plunkett (2020). Resurrection of the genus Heptapleurum for the Asian clade of species previously referred to Schefflera (Araliaceae). Novon: a journal for botanical nomenclature, 28(3): 143-170.