Desmos goezeanus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Desmos |
| Species: | D. goezeanus
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Homotypic
Heterotypic
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Desmos goezeanus is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae found almost entirely within the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 5 cm (2.0 in). It was originally described as Uvaria goezeana by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1871, and transferred to the genus Desmos by Laurence W. Jessup in 1986.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It grows in well developed rainforest on a variety of soils, at altitudes from sea level up to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is mostly confined to the northeast coast of Queensland from about Cape Tribulation south towards Cardwell, although there are two very disjunct records of collections – one in northern Cape York Peninsula more than 500 km (310 mi) from the nearest collection, and another even further away in the Top End region of the Northern Territory.[4][5]
Conservation
[edit]Desmos goezeanus is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 10 January 2025[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Ecology
[edit]This species is a host plant for the larvae of the fourbar swordtail and the pale green triangle butterflies.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Species profile—Desmos goezeanus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Desmos goezeanus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Desmos goezeanus (F.Muell.) Jessup". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b c F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Desmos goezeanus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Search: species: Desmos goezeanus | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com