Hicksbeachia pilosa
Hicksbeachia pilosa is a small tree in the family Proteaceae.[1] This rare species is endemic to the rainforests of the wet tropics region of northeastern Queensland, Australia.[2] It was first described in 1988 by Australian botanist Peter H. Weston, after a collection by Garry Sankowsky and Peter Hind in 1986 at Bobbin Bobbin Falls in North Queensland.[1][3] Its specific name is the Latin adjective pilosus "hairy".
| Hicksbeachia pilosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hicksbeachia |
| Species: | H. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hicksbeachia pilosa P.H. Weston | |
Hicksbeachia pilosa is found in rainforest from the Big Tableland to the Cardwell Range in northeastern Queensland.
References
- Weston, Peter H. (1988). "A revision of Hicksbeachia (Proteaceae)". Telopea. (Online pages, in part – digitised version, linked via APNI ref's). 3 (2): 231–239. doi:10.7751/telopea19884810.
- F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Hicksbeachia pilosa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- "Hicksbeachia pilosa P.H.Weston". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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