Alectryon diversifolius

Alectryon diversifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Alectryon
Species:
A. diversifolius
Binomial name
Alectryon diversifolius
Synonyms

Heterodendrum diversifolium F.Muell.

Alectryon diversifolius , commonly named scrub boonaree or holly bush, is a species of Australian small trees of the plant family Sapindaceae.[3]

Alectryon diversifolius foliage showing the diversity of leaf forms.

Description

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 habitat

The species occurs in central and south-eastern Qld and north-eastern N.S.W. Usually growing in Brigalow scrub in dark clay.

Taxonomy

It 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

  1. ^ a b c "Alectryon diversifolius". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Reynolds, S.T. (1987), Notes on Sapindaceae, V. Austrobaileya 2(4): 335
  3. ^ a b "Database Error".
  4. ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline".
  5. ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(3): 46