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Acronychia parviflora
Acronychia parviflora is a species of shrub or small rainforest tree that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It has simple, egg-shaped to elliptical leaves, flowers arranged singly or in small groups in leaf axils and fleshy, more or less spherical fruit. DescriptionAcronychia parviflora is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft) and has cylindrical or slightly compressed stems. The leaves are simple, mostly 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in) long and 14–45 mm (0.55–1.77 in) wide on a petiole 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly or in small groups 5–11 mm (0.20–0.43 in) long in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel 0.5–2 mm (0.020–0.079 in) long. The four sepals are about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide, the four petals 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long with a small hook on the tip, and the eight stamens alternate in length. Flowering and fruiting occurs in most months and the fruit is a fleshy drupe 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long and more or less spherical.[2][3][4] TaxonomyAcronychia parviflora was first formally described in 1933 by Cyril Tenison White in the journal, Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.[5][6] Distribution and habitatThis acronychia grows in rainforest between Mount Lewis and Tully Falls, at altitudes between 200 and 1,350 m (660 and 4,430 ft) in tropical north Queensland.[2][3] Conservation statusThis species is classified as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[7] References
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