Palmeria foremanii
| Palmeria foremanii | |
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| Near Bilbrough Falls | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Genus: | Palmeria |
| Species: | P. foremanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Palmeria foremanii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Palmeria scandens var. hirsuta Domin | |
Palmeria foremanii, commonly known as anchor vine,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Monimiaceae and is endemic to an area near the New South Wales - Queensland border. It is a tall, woody climber or scrambling shrub with usually elliptic leaves, male and female flowers on separate plants with 5 tepals, male flowers with 40 to 43 stamens, female flowers with 7 to 12 carpels, and spherical, shiny black drupes.
Description
[edit]Palmeria foremanii is a woody climber or scrambling shrub,[3] its branchlets densely covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves are usually elliptic, 30–115 mm (1.2–4.5 in) long and 15–50 mm (0.59–1.97 in) wide on a petiole 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) long. The upper surface of the leaves is more or less glabrous and the lower surface is covered with golden-brown hairs. Male and female flowers are on separate plants and usually have 5 tepals. Male flowers are arranged in clusters of 7 to 13, 20–60 mm (0.79–2.36 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long, each with 40 to 43 stamens. Female flowers are arranged in clusters of 7 to 15, 20–75 mm (0.79–2.95 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 2–7 mm (0.079–0.276 in) long, each with 7 to 12 carpels. Flowering occurs from March to August and the fruit is a shiny black, more or less spherical drupe, 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) in diameter.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]Palmeria foremanii was first formally described in 2007 by Trevor Paul Whiffin in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected near The Head in 1978.[4][5] The specific epithet (foremanii) was named in honour and remembrance of Donald Bruce Foreman.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species grows in subtropical or remnant rainforest between Mount Glorious in Queensland and the Whian Whian State Forest in New South Wales.[6]
Conservation status
[edit]Palmeria foremanii is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Palmeria foremanii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Species profile—Palmeria foremanii". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Palmeria". University of Sydney. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Whiffin, Trevor P.; Foreman, Donald B. "Palmeria foremanii". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Palmeria formanaii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Guymer, Gordon P. (2008). "Notes on Palmeria F.Muell. (Monimiaceae) in Australia and the application of the name Palmeria racemosa (Tul.) A.DC". Austrobaileya. 7 (4): 732. Retrieved 7 May 2024.