Acronychia parviflora is a species of shrub or small rainforest tree that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It has simple, egg-shaped to elliptical leaves, flowers arranged singly or in small groups in leaf axils and fleshy, more or less spherical fruit.
| Acronychia parviflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Acronychia |
| Species: | A. parviflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronychia parviflora | |
Description
editAcronychia parviflora is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft) and has cylindrical or slightly compressed stems. The leaves are simple, mostly 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in) long and 14–45 mm (0.55–1.77 in) wide on a petiole 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly or in small groups 5–11 mm (0.20–0.43 in) long in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel 0.5–2 mm (0.020–0.079 in) long. The four sepals are about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide, the four petals 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long with a small hook on the tip, and the eight stamens alternate in length. Flowering and fruiting occurs in most months and the fruit is a fleshy drupe 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long and more or less spherical.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
editAcronychia parviflora was first formally described in 1933 by Cyril Tenison White in the journal, Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis acronychia grows in rainforest between Mount Lewis and Tully Falls, at altitudes between 200 and 1,350 m (660 and 4,430 ft) in tropical north Queensland.[2][3]
Conservation status
editThis species is classified as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Acronychia parviflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Hartley, Thomas G. (2013). Wilson, Annette J.G. (ed.). Flora of Australia (Volume 26). Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. p. 112. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Acronychia parviflora". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Hartley, Thomas G. (1974). "A revision of the genus Acronychia (Rutaceae)". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 55 (3): 500–501. doi:10.5962/p.324717. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Acronychia parviflora". APNI. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ White, Cyril Tenison (1933). "Ligneous plants collected for the Arnold Arboretum in North Queensland by S.F. Kajewski in 1929". Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. 4: 51. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Species profile - Acronychia parviflora". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 4 July 2020.