''Heliodendron basalticum'' is a species of tree native to the dry rainforests of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.
It was first described in 1859 as ''Acacia basaltica'' by Ferdinand von Mueller. In 1883
George Bentham
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
transferred it to the genus, ''
Albizia
''Albizia'' is a genus of more than 160 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, America and A ...
''. In 1983 Ivan Nielsen and others transferred it to the genus, ''
Archidendropsis
''Archidendropsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species, which are native to Australia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia.Heliodendron''.