Alectryon diversifolius grows as a shrub up to 4 m high, with simple leaves often clustered on short branchlets.[4] Leaf shape is highly variable even on individual plants, ranging from oval to lanceolate to strongly serrated and holly-like.[3][4]
Distribution and habitatedit
The species occurs in central and south-eastern Qld and north-eastern N.S.W. Usually growing in Brigalow scrub in dark clay.
^Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(3): 46
April 10, 2024
alectryon, diversifolius, commonly, named, scrub, boonaree, holly, bush, species, australian, small, trees, plant, family, sapindaceae, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclade, rosidsorder, sapindale. Alectryon diversifolius commonly named scrub boonaree or holly bush is a species of Australian small trees of the plant family Sapindaceae 3 Alectryon diversifoliusScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder SapindalesFamily SapindaceaeGenus AlectryonSpecies A diversifoliusBinomial nameAlectryon diversifolius F Muell S T Reynolds 1 2 SynonymsHeterodendrum diversifolium F Muell Alectryon diversifolius foliage showing the diversity of leaf forms Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Taxonomy 4 ReferencesDescription editAlectryon diversifolius grows as a shrub up to 4 m high with simple leaves often clustered on short branchlets 4 Leaf shape is highly variable even on individual plants ranging from oval to lanceolate to strongly serrated and holly like 3 4 Distribution and habitat editThe species occurs in central and south eastern Qld and north eastern N S W Usually growing in Brigalow scrub in dark clay Taxonomy editIt was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1858 as Heterodendrum diversifolius 1 5 but was moved to the genus Alectryon by Sally T Reynolds in 1987 1 2 References edit a b c Alectryon diversifolius Australian Plant Name Index IBIS database Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research Australian Government a b Reynolds S T 1987 Notes on Sapindaceae V Austrobaileya 2 4 335 a b Database Error a b PlantNET FloraOnline Mueller F J H von 1858 Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1 3 46 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alectryon diversifolius amp oldid 1046828189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
