Xylopia monosperma

Xylopia monosperma
Fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Xylopia
Species:
X. monosperma
Binomial name
Xylopia monosperma

Xylopia monosperma is a species of plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae endemic to Australia. It has two disjunct populations, one in the far northern part of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, and the other in the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory. It is a small tree to about 10 m (33 ft) tall which inhabits vine thickets and open forest at altitudes up about 100 m (330 ft). It is a host plant for larvae of the green spotted triangle butterfly.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Xylopia monosperma". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Xylopia monosperma". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Xylopia monosperma Jessup". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Xylopia monosperma". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ^ Jessup, L.W. (2007). "Annonaceae". In Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 2. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-643-05967-2.
  6. ^ "Search: species: Xylopia monosperma | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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