Claoxylon angustifolium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Claoxylon |
| Species: | C. angustifolium
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Claoxylon angustifolium, commonly known as narrow leaf claoxylon, is a plant in the family Euphorbiaceae found only in Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub which will usually grow to a height of about 4 m (13 ft), with long narrow leaves up to 22 cm (8.7 in) by 2 cm (0.79 in). The flowers are small, about 2 mm (0.08 in) diameter, and the fruit are capsules, green when ripe, and about 6 mm (0.24 in) long by 8 mm (0.31 in) wide. It was described in 1865 by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Its natural range is from the Mount Windsor National Park west of Mossman Gorge, south to Eungella National Park west of Mackay[4][5]
Conservation
[edit]As of December 2024[update], this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][6]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Louden, M. (2024). "Claoxylon angustifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T192085473A239632877. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Claoxylon angustifolium". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Claoxylon angustifolium". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Claoxylon angustifolium". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Search: species: Claoxylon angustifolium | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Species profile—Claoxylon angustifolium". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com