Polyalthia submontana

Polyalthia submontana
Flower and foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Polyalthia
Species:
P. submontana
Binomial name
Polyalthia submontana
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplostichanthus submontanus Jessup

Polyalthia submontana is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae. It is endemic to the rainforests of northeast Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub to about 4 m (13 ft) tall, first described (as Haplostichanthus submontanus) in 2007 and transferred to its current name in 2012.[3] In 2017 botanist Laurence W. Jessup described the subspecies Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora.[4]

Infraspecies

Two subspecies are recognised:

Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora – Restricted to the Atherton Tableland. Conservation status is least concern.[5][6]

Polyalthia submontana subsp. submontana – Scattered populations in the area around Rossville, and from Cape Tribulation to Mossman. Conservation status is near threatened. [7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Polyalthia submontana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Polyalthia submontana B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  3. ^ Xue, Bine; Su, Yvonne C.F.; Thomas, Daniel C.; Saunders, Richard M.K. (2012). "Pruning the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae) and resurrecting the genus Monoon". Taxon. 61 (5): 1021–1039. Bibcode:2012Taxon..61.1021X. doi:10.1002/tax.615009.
  4. ^ Jessup, L. W. (2017). "Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflorus (Jessup) Jessup, a new combination in Australian Annonaceae". Austrobaileya. 10 (1): 64. doi:10.5962/p.364347. JSTOR 26612112.
  5. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Species profile—Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  7. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Polyalthia submontana subsp. submontana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Species profile—Polyalthia submontana subsp. submontana". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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