Cassowary Pine (species: Barringtonia calyptrata) in Cairns and Surrounds (Gaia Guide)
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Barringtonia calyptrata
Cassowary Pine


©Cerlin Ng: Barringtonia calyptrata

©Anne: Barringtonia calyptrata in flower and fruit, Jan 2019, base of gully on SW side of Cook's Look, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Barringtonia calyptrata in flower and fruit, Jan 2019, base of gully on SW side of Cook's Look, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Ericales
Family Lecythidaceae
Genus Barringtonia
Species Barringtonia calyptrata

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Interesting facts

  • This species was collected by Banks and Solander at Lizard Island in 1770 (Jago, 2013).

Distribution


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References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • Jago, R. (2013). Plants collected by Banks & Solander in 1770 from North Queensland. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Cairns Branch, Newsletter, 136: 10-16. LIRS catalog number 90183.