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Beilschmiedia bancroftii

Beilschmiedia bancroftii is a tree species in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Queensland in Australia. Common names include yellow walnut, yellow nut and canary ash.

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Beilschmiedia bancroftii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Beilschmiedia
Species:
B. bancroftii
Binomial name
Beilschmiedia bancroftii
Synonyms

Cryptocarya bancroftii F.M.Bailey

Beilschmiedia bancroftii is a tree species in the family Lauraceae. It is native to Queensland in Australia.2 Common names include yellow walnut, yellow nut and canary ash.3

The species was first formally described by Queensland colonial botanist Frederick Manson Bailey in 1891, based on plant material collected on the Johnstone River and "other scrubs of tropical Queensland".4 It was initially named Cryptocarya bancroftii, but later transferred to the genus Beilschmiedia in 1918 by Cyril Tenison White.4

Though the seeds are toxic when fresh, they were used by indigenous Australians following treatment.56

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). 2019. Beilschmiedia bancroftii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T144054753A158688404. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T144054753A158688404.en. Accessed 13 April 2023.
  2. "Beilschmiedia bancroftii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  3. "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  4. "Beilschmiedia bancroftii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Beilschmiedia bancroftii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. "Australian aborigines from Rainforests". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2012.