''Catalepidia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of a sole described species of medium-sized trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. The species ''Catalepidia heyana'' grows naturally only in a restricted mountain region (

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

) of the wet tropics rain forests of north-eastern

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. Common names include Hey's nut or Hey's nut oak. The species was formally scientifically described by

Frederick Manson Bailey Frederick Manson Bailey (8 March 1827 – 25 June 1915) was a botanist active in Australia, who made valuable contributions to the characterisation of the flora of Queensland. He was known by his middle name, Manson. Early life Bailey was b ...

in 1901 based on plant material collected from Palm Camp at

Mount Bellenden Ker Mount Bellenden Ker is the second-highest mountain in Queensland, Australia, with a height of . It is named after the botanist John Bellenden Ker Gawler. Located south of Cairns near Babinda, it is adjacent to Mount Bartle Frere, the state's ...

. Bailey placed the new species in the genus ''

Helicia ''Helicia'' is a genus of 110 species of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. They grow naturally in rainforests throughout tropical South and Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Peninsular Mal ...

'', and named it ''Helicia heyana''. In 1955 the species was transferred to the genus ''

Macadamia ''Macadamia'' is a genus of four species of trees in the flowering plant family Proteaceae. They are indigenous to Australia, native to northeastern New South Wales and central and southeastern Queensland specifically. Two species of the gen ...

'' by Dutch botanist Hermann Sleumer and finally to the newly erected genus ''Catalepidia'' by Peter Weston in 1995.

References

External links

Photographs of ''Catalepidia heyana'' at the Australian Plant Image Index
Proteaceae Endemic flora of Queensland Proteales of Australia Monotypic Proteaceae genera Plants described in 1901 Wet Tropics of Queensland {{Australia-eudicot-stub