Guioa lasioneura
| Guioa lasioneura | |
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| Inflorescence | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Guioa |
| Species: | G. lasioneura
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| Binomial name | |
| Guioa lasioneura | |
Guioa lasioneura, commonly known as silky tamarind or woolly-nerved Guioa, is a species of plant in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to northern and central parts of eastern Queensland, Australia.
Description
Guioa lasioneura is a small tree growing to about 15 m (49 ft) tall. Young twigs and shoots are hairy, leaves are compound with one or two pairs of leaflets each. The leaflets are either sessile or attached by a very short stalk up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long. They measure up to 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long by 4 cm (1.6 in) wide. Small flowers are clustered on short inflorescences about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The fruit is a pink-purple three-lobed capsule up to 14 mm (0.55 in) long and 22 mm (0.87 in) wide.[4][5]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1879 by Bavarian botanist Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It grows as an understorey tree in lowland and upland rainforest, at altitudes from near sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[4][5] Its range extends from around Cape Tribulation to near Mackay, with the majority of sightings having been made between Palm Cove and the Paluma Range National Park.[6]
Conservation
As of November 2025, this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][7]
The IUCN has not identified any threats to the species and considers the population to be stable.[1]
Gallery
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Leaves
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Underside
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Immature fruit
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2021). "Guioa lasioneura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T192496409A192496411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192496409A192496411.en. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Guioa lasioneura". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Guioa lasioneura Radlk". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ a b Reynolds, S.T. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Guioa lasioneura". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Guioa lasioneura". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Search: species: Guioa lasioneura | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Guioa lasioneura". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
External links
- Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Observations of this species on iNaturalist
- Images of this species on Flickriver.com