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Polyalthia hispida

Polyalthia hispida is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae. It is endemic to the foothills of Mount Bartle Frere, in the catchments of the north and south arms of the Johnstone River, Queensland, Australia. It is shrub or small tree which may flower once it has reached about 4 m (13 ft) in height. It was first described in 2007 and transferred to its current name in 2012. It is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.

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Polyalthia hispida
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Polyalthia
Species:
P. hispida
Binomial name
Polyalthia hispida
Synonyms3
  • Haplostichanthus rufescens Jessup

Polyalthia hispida is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae. It is endemic to the foothills of Mount Bartle Frere, in the catchments of the north and south arms of the Johnstone River, Queensland, Australia. It is shrub or small tree which may flower once it has reached about 4 m (13 ft) in height. It was first described (as Haplostichanthus rufescens) in 2007 and transferred to its current name in 2012.45 It is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.1

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References

  1. "Species profile—Polyalthia hispida". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. "Polyalthia hispida". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  3. "Polyalthia hispida B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Polyalthia hispida". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. Xue, Bine; Su, Yvonne C.F.; Thomas, Daniel C.; Saunders, Richard M.K. (2012). "Pruning the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae) and resurrecting the genus Monoon". Taxon. 61 (5): 1021–1039. Bibcode:2012Taxon..61.1021X. doi:10.1002/tax.615009.
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