Archidendron hendersonii
Archidendron hendersonii, the white lace flower or tulip siris, is a rainforest tree in eastern Australia. A rare plant, listed as vulnerable, it is named after J.A. Henderson, who collected the original specimen at Ballina.
| Archidendron hendersonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Archidendron |
| Species: | A. hendersonii |
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| Archidendron hendersonii (F.Muell.) & I.C.Nielsen | |
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It grows north from the Richmond River, New South Wales up to Cape Melville in tropical Queensland.[1]
The tree grows up to 18 metres tall with a trunk diameter of 60 cm. Its former habitat of riverine and lowland sub-tropical rainforest in New South Wales is mostly destroyed for housing and agriculture.
References
- Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
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