Lasjia grandis
| Lasjia grandis | |
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| In the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Lasjia |
| Species: | L. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasjia grandis | |
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Lasjia grandis, also known as the satin silky oak or Barong nut, is a species of forest tree in the protea family that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Its conservation status is considered to be Vulnerable under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.
History
[edit]The tree was first described in 1993 in the journal Australian Systematic Botany by Caroline Gross and Bernard Hyland as a species of Macadamia, but was transferred in 2008 in the American Journal of Botany by Peter Weston and Austin Mast to the new genus Lasjia.
Description
[edit]The leaves are 8–23 cm long by 2–6 cm wide. The terminal buds are covered in rust-brown coloured hairs. The cream to yellow flowers grow as inflorescences with curved bracts. The globular fruits are 5–6 cm in diameter.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in lowland tropical rainforest in the China Camp (Bloomfield) region from near sea level to an altitude of 450 m.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Lasjia grandis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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