Lysiphyllum hookeri

Lysiphyllum hookeri
Habit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lysiphyllum
Species:
L. hookeri
Binomial name
Lysiphyllum hookeri
(F.Muell.) Pedley
Synonyms
  • Bauhinia hookeri F.Muell.

Lysiphyllum hookeri is a species of small tree endemic to Queensland, Australia, of the legume plant family Fabaceae. These trees are known by a variety of common names, including pegunny, alibangbang, Hooker's bauhinia, white bauhinia, mountain ebony and Queensland ebony.[1][2]

Taxonomy

It, along with the rest of the genus Lysiphyllum was formerly treated as part of the genus Bauhinia.[1][3][4][5] However, molecular phylogenetic analysis confirms that Lysiphyllum is a distinct genus from Bauhinia.[6][7][8][9][10]

Range and habitat

These trees grow naturally in monsoon forest, littoral rainforest and occasionally in more open forest types in north-eastern Australia.[1] It has also been widely cultivated throughout Australia and the pacific region as a drought-tolerant ornamental plant.[2][11]

Description

As with most members of the genus, this species produces compound leaves with only a single pair of leaflets, producing a bi-lobed leaf that resembles the wings of a butterfly. Showy white flowers are produced throughout the year dependent on rainfall, and are accented by long red stamens. They also have a lovely delicate scent. The flowers are followed by flat pods containing multiple seeds.

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    flowers

References

  1. ^ a b c F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Bauhinia hookeri". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rauch FD, Weissich PR (2009). Small Trees for the Tropical Landscape: A Gardener's Guide. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: University of Hawaiʻi Press. pp. 207. ISBN 978-0824833084.
  3. ^ "Bauhinia hookeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Lysiphyllum hookeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ^ Bostock PD, Holland AE, eds. (2010). Census of the Queensland Flora 2010. Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Resource Management. p. 35. ISBN 978-1920928193. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Lysiphyllum". Legumes of the World. London, England: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original (Online, at kew.org) on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. ^ Bruneau A, Forest F, Herendeen PS, Klitgaard BB, Lewis GP (2001). "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) as Inferred from Chloroplast trnL Intron Sequences". Syst Bot. 26 (3): 487–514. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.3.487 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  8. ^ Herendeen PS, Bruneau A, Lewis GP (2003). "Phylogenetic relationships in caesalpinioid legumes: a preliminary analysis based on morphological and molecular data". In Klitgaard BB, Bruneau A (eds.). Advances in Legume Systematics, Part 10: Higher Level Systematics. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 37–62. ISBN 978-1-84246-054-2.
  9. ^ Bruneau A, Mercure M, Lewis GP, Herendeen PS (2008). "Phylogenetic patterns and diversification in the caesalpinioid legumes". Botany. 86 (7): 697–718. doi:10.1139/b08-058.
  10. ^ Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
  11. ^ "Bauhinia hookeri (Mountain ebony)" (Online, at starrenvironmental.com). Plants of Hawaii. Hawaii: Starr Environmental. Retrieved 28 May 2013.


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