Barklya

Barklya
Barklya syringifolia flowers.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cercideae[1]
Genus: Barklya
F.Muell.
Species: B. syringifolia
Binomial name
Barklya syringifolia
F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Bauhinia syringifolia (F.Muell.) Wunderlin[2]

Barklya is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The sole species is Barklya syringifolia, commonly known as the leather jacket or crown of gold tree.[2][3][4][5] It grows in rainforest to 18 metres tall. Recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in vine forest and softwood scrub.[6] It is 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A. (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Barklya syringifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Barklya". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. ↑ USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Barklya". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Plant List entry for Barklya". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Plant Net—New South Wales Flora Online". Bauhinia syringifolia. NSW Government. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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