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Catalepidia

Catalepidia
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Macadamieae
Subtribe: Malagasiinae
Genus: Catalepidia
P.H.Weston
Species:
C. heyana
Binomial name
Catalepidia heyana
(F.M.Bailey) P.H.Weston[3][4]
Synonyms

Helicia heyana F.M.Bailey Macadamia heyana (F.M.Bailey) Sleumer

Catalepidia is a monotypic genus in the family Proteaceae which is endemic to Queensland, Australia.[5] The sole described species is Catalepidia heyana, commonly known as Hey's nut oak. It is a medium sized tree growing up to about 18 m (59 ft) tall, and is found only in upland rainforest above 600 m (2,000 ft) on granite soils, ranging from the Windsor Tableland to the Atherton Tableland.[6][7]

Taxonomy

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The species was first formally described by Frederick Manson Bailey, and published in 1901 in his book "The Queensland Flora". His description was based on plant material collected by himself in 1889 from Palm Camp on Mount Bellenden Ker. Bailey placed the new species in the genus Helicia, and named it Helicia heyana.[8] In 1955 the species was transferred to the genus Macadamia by Dutch botanist Hermann Otto Sleumer and finally to the newly erected genus Catalepidia by Peter Henry Weston in 1995.[9]

Etymology

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The genus name Catalepidia was coined by Weston from the Greek words katá (low) and lepís (a scale), which refers to the cataphylls at the base of the shoots.[9] The species epithet heyana was given in honour of Reverend Nicholas Hey of Mapoon.[8]

Conservation

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This species has been assessed as least concern by both the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1][2] The IUCN states the reason for their least concern assessment is "the overall population is generally stable, and it is not suspected to be threatened by any major threat".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Species profile—Catalepidia heyana". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Forster, P., Ford, A., Griffith, S. & Benwell, A. (2020). "Catalepidia heyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T112600755A113309120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T112600755A113309120.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Catalepidia heyana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Catalepidia heyana (F.M.Bailey) P.H.Weston". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ Weston, P.H. (2022). "Catalepidia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ Weston, P.H. (2022). "Catalepidia heyana". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Catalepidia heyana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b Bailey, F. Manson (1901). The Queensland Flora. Brisbane: Queensland Government. p. 1329. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b Weston, P.H. (1995). McCarthy, P.M. (ed.). Flora of Australia vol 16 (2 ed.). p. 499. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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