Hairy Birdseye (species: Alectryon tomentosus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Alectryon tomentosus
Hairy Birdseye


©Anne Hoggett: Alectryon tomentosus fruits and leaves at Lizard Island, 13 Feb 2017.

©Anne Hoggett: Alectryon tomentosus fruits and leaves at Lizard Island, 13 Feb 2017.

©Anne Hoggett: Ripe fruits of Alectryon tomentosus at Lizard Island, 19 May 2018, airstrip track at LIRS end.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Sapindaceae
Genus Alectryon
Species Alectryon tomentosus

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Distinguishing features

A shrub or small tree with distinctive large pinnate leaves. Young stems hairy and grooved. Fruit capsules clustered and densely covered with hairs.

Size

  • Up to 600 cm (estimated maximum height around LIRS)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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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.