Harpullia leichhardtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Harpullia
Species:
H. leichhardtii
Binomial name
Harpullia leichhardtii
Occurrence data from AVH

Harpullia leichhardtii is a tree in the family Sapindaceae,[1] endemic to the Northern Territory.[3]

Description

Harpullia leichhardtii is a tree which grows up to 8 m high. The shoots and the stalks of the inflorescences are covered with short, weak, soft hairs, but otherwise the tree is glabrous. The rachis of the compound leaf is 5–17.5 cm long, and there are four to eight leaflets, which are ovate/elliptic, smooth-edged and 5.5–18 cm by 2.5–8 cm. Inflorescences are axillary, and up to 11 cm long, with the stalk of each flower being 6–10 mm long. The sepals are elliptic, 6–7 mm long, and covered with dense intertwined hairs. Petals are 7.5 mm long and there are five stamens. The ovary is velvety and the style is short. There is one seed in each locule, which is nearly covered by the aril.[4]

The leaves are very like those of Harpullia pendula, but in H. leichhardtii the sepals persist in the fruit and the seeds have well developed arils.[4]

Taxonomy

Harpullia leichhardtii was first described by George Bentham in 1863, from a specimen collected at Port Essington (Darwin) by Ludwig Leichhardt[1][2] whom the specific epithet, leichhardtii, honours.[2] An isotype, M-0225480, is held at M, the Munich Herbarium,[5] and a holotype, MEL-71610, is held at MEL, the National Herbarium of Victoria,[6] both specimens collected by Leichhardt at "Entrance Island", Port Essington.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Harpullia leichhardtii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 3 Bentham, G. (1863). "Harpullia". Flora Australiensis. 1: 470.
  3. ↑ "NT Flora:Factsheet for Harpullia leichhardtii". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 S.T. Reynolds (2020). "Harpullia leichhardtii". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Isotype of Harpullia leichhardtii F.Muell. [family SAPINDACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Holotype of Harpullia leichhardtii F.Muell. ex Benth. [family SAPINDACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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