Eucryphia jinksii
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Endangered (Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Queensland))
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| Eucryphia jinksii P.I.Forst |
Eucryphia jinksii (Springbrook Leatherwood) is a tree found in Queensland, Australia.
It is a tree to 30m tall in the family Cunoniaeceae discovered as a new species only in 1994 by David Jinks. The species is listed as Endangered on the Queensland Nature Conservation Act.
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[edit] Distribution and habitat
It is known from only a single creek catchment in Warm Temperate Rainforest on the Springbrook Plateau. Another stand has been discovered growing not as trees but as a thicket of multi stemmed shrubs on a wind sheared clifftop also in the Springbrook Area.
[edit] Description
E. jinksii trees have pale lichen covered bark typical of many species in the Warm Temperate Rainforests. Often a ring of coppice shoots surrounds the base of an adult tree, coppice and seedling leaves have 5-7 leaflets, while adult leaves have 1-3.
Flowers are cream with four petals and numerous stamens. Beehives near other species of Eucryphia make a famous rich honey known as Leatherwood Honey this species has considerable potential for honey production.
Fruits are small brown capsules with multiple segments and small seeds.
[edit] References
- Forster, P. I., and Hyland, B. P. M. (1997). "Two new species of Eucryphia Cav. (Cunoniaceae) from. Queensland.". Austrobaileya 4: 589–596.
- David Jinks Pers Comm 2007.
