Barklya
| Barklya | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Cercideae |
| Genus: | Barklya F.Muell. |
| Species: | B. syringifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Barklya syringifolia F.Muell. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bauhinia syringifolia (F.Muell.) Wunderlin[1] | |
Barklya is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2]
The sole species is Barklya syringifolia (syn. Bauhinia syringifolia), commonly known as the leather jacket or crown of gold tree.[1] It grows in rainforest to 18 metres tall . Recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in vine forest and softwood scrub.[3] Often used as an ornamental. It may be extinct in New South Wales.
The genus and species was formally described in 1859 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. Mueller's description was based on plant material collected by the superintendent of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Walter Hill, in the vicinity of Pine River to the north of Brisbane.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Barklya syringifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Genus: Barklya F. Muell.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Plant Net - New South Wales Flora Online". Bauhinia syringifolia. NSW Government. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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