Flindersia ifflana, commonly known as hickory ash or Cairns hickory,[2] is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae and is native to Papua New Guinea and Queensland. It has pinnate leaves with between four and twelve egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets, panicles of white or cream-coloured flowers and woody fruit studded with rough points.
Flindersia ifflana is a tree that typically grows to a height of 35 m (115 ft) and has thick fissured bark on old trees. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are pinnate, 130–340 mm (5.1–13.4 in) long with four to twelve egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets that are 60–135 mm (2.4–5.3 in) long and 25–55 mm (0.98–2.17 in) wide on petiolules 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) long. The flowers are arranged in panicles 100–250 mm (3.9–9.8 in) long, with at least a few male-only flowers. The sepals are about 1 mm (0.039 in) long and the petals are cream-coloured or white, 2–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long. Flowering occurs from October to March and the fruit is a woody capsule 32–55 mm (1.3–2.2 in) long, containing seeds that are 27–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) long.[2][3]
Hickory ash grows in rainforest and is found in Papua New Guinea and in Queensland where it occurs at altitudes between 30 and 900 m (98 and 2,953 ft) from Cape Grenville to near Atherton.[2]
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^ ab"Flindersia ifflana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^"Flindersia ifflana". APNI. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^von Mueller, Ferdinand (1877). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae (Volume 10). Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 94–95. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
April 11, 2024
flindersia, ifflana, commonly, known, hickory, cairns, hickory, species, tree, family, rutaceae, native, papua, guinea, queensland, pinnate, leaves, with, between, four, twelve, shaped, elliptical, leaflets, panicles, white, cream, coloured, flowers, woody, fr. Flindersia ifflana commonly known as hickory ash or Cairns hickory 2 is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae and is native to Papua New Guinea and Queensland It has pinnate leaves with between four and twelve egg shaped to elliptical leaflets panicles of white or cream coloured flowers and woody fruit studded with rough points Hickory ashScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder SapindalesFamily RutaceaeGenus FlindersiaSpecies F ifflanaBinomial nameFlindersia ifflanaF Muell 1 Synonyms 1 Flindersia ifflaiana F Muell orth var Flower detail Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution and habitat 4 ReferencesDescription editFlindersia ifflana is a tree that typically grows to a height of 35 m 115 ft and has thick fissured bark on old trees The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are pinnate 130 340 mm 5 1 13 4 in long with four to twelve egg shaped to elliptical leaflets that are 60 135 mm 2 4 5 3 in long and 25 55 mm 0 98 2 17 in wide on petiolules 4 10 mm 0 16 0 39 in long The flowers are arranged in panicles 100 250 mm 3 9 9 8 in long with at least a few male only flowers The sepals are about 1 mm 0 039 in long and the petals are cream coloured or white 2 2 5 mm 0 079 0 098 in long Flowering occurs from October to March and the fruit is a woody capsule 32 55 mm 1 3 2 2 in long containing seeds that are 27 33 mm 1 1 1 3 in long 2 3 Taxonomy editFlindersia ifflana was first formally described in 1877 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Walter Hill near Trinity Bay 4 5 Distribution and habitat editHickory ash grows in rainforest and is found in Papua New Guinea and in Queensland where it occurs at altitudes between 30 and 900 m 98 and 2 953 ft from Cape Grenville to near Atherton 2 References edit a b Flindersia ifflana Australian Plant Census Retrieved 17 July 2020 a b c Hartley T G Bolton P E 2018 Wilson A J G ed Flindersia ifflana Flora of Australia Australian Biological Resources Study Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment Canberra Retrieved 11 July 2022 F A Zich B P M Hyland T Whiffen R A Kerrigan 2020 Flindersia ifflana Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 RFK8 Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research CANBR Australian Government Retrieved 30 June 2021 Flindersia ifflana APNI Retrieved 17 July 2020 von Mueller Ferdinand 1877 Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae Volume 10 Melbourne Victorian Government Printer pp 94 95 Retrieved 17 July 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flindersia ifflana amp oldid 1097465583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
