Wetria australiensis
| Wetria australiensis | |
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| Female flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Wetria |
| Species: | W. australiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Wetria australiensis | |
Wetria australiensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Papua New Guinea and the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a small tree to about 15 m (49 ft) tall, first described in 1994 by New Zealand-born botanist Paul Irwin Forster.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat
The species is known from a very small area of rainforest just west of Cairns, Queensland, and two isolated occurrences in Papua New Guinea.[7][8] When first described it was only known from the site near Cairns.[6]
Conservation
As of March 2025, this species has been assessed to be endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and critically endangered by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][2]
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References
- ^ a b Jimbo, T.; Kipiro, W. (2021). "Wetria australiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T189126249A189758822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T189126249A189758822.en. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Species profile—Wetria australiensis". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Wetria australiensis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Wetria australiensis P.I.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Wetria australiensis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b Forster, P.I. (1994). "Wetria australiensis sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae), a new generic record for Australia". Austrobaileya. 4 (2): 139–143. doi:10.5962/p.365803. JSTOR 41738846.
- ^ "Wetria australiensis P.I.Forst". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Search: species: Wetria australiensis | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wetria australiensis.
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com