''Stenocarpus davallioides'', commonly known as the fern-leaved stenocarpus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is

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 ...

to north Queensland. It is a tree with

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adult leaves, groups of creamy-green flowers and narrow oblong follicles.

Description

''Stenocarpus davallioides'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of up to with a dbh of up to and some buttressing of the base. Young plants and

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regrowth have finely divided, fern-like leaves up to long on a petiole up to long. Adult leaves are mainly simple, lance-shaped and long on a petiole long, but some are intermediate, resembling the juvenile leaves. The flower groups are arranged in leaf axils with up to fifteen flowers on a

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long, the individual flowers creamy-green and long, each on a

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long. Flowering mainly occurs in November and the fruit is a narrow oblong follicle up to long, containing up to eight winged seeds.

Taxonomy

''Stenocarpus davallioides'' was first formally described in 1988 by

Donald Bruce Foreman Don Foreman was an Australian botanist who worked on the Monimiaceae and Proteaceae of Australia. He also helped with the editing of selected Flora of Victoria and Flora of Australia Volumes. Career After Foreman graduated from the Univer ...

and

Bernard Hyland Bernard Hyland (Bernard Patrick Matthew Hyland, born 1937), known as Bernie Hyland, is an Australian botanist. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of Australian plants, in particular numerous species of his home and workplace ...

in the journal '' Muelleria'' from specimens collected by Hyland in 1975. ''

Davallia '' Davallia'' (deersfoot fern, hare's foot fern, shinobu fern, rabbit foot fern, ball fern) is a genus of about 40 species of fern. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only genus in the family Davalli ...

'' is a species of fern and the suffix ''-oides'' means "like" or "resembling".

Distribution and habitat

Fern-leaved stenocarpus is native to northern Queensland, where it is found on

Thornton Peak Thornton Peak is a prominent mountain that rises above the Daintree Rainforest to a height of 1374 m. The mountain is located about 80 km northwest of Cairns within the catchment of the Daintree River. It is Queensland's fourth highe ...

and

Mount Lewis National Park Mount Lewis National Park is national park in both the Shire of Mareeba and Douglas Shire of Far North Queensland, Australia. It is adjacent to both Daintree National Park and Mount Spurgeon National Park. It is part of the Wet Tropics of Queen ...

, ranging from above sea level.

Use in horticulture

This species is rarely cultivated, but can grow in subtropical climates, though its frost tolerance is unknown.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18073909 Flora of Queensland davallioides Plants described in 1988 Taxa named by Bernard Hyland Taxa named by Don Foreman