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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Banksieae |
| Subtribe: | Musgraveinae |
| Genus: | Austromuellera C.T.White[1] |
| Species | |
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Austromuellera is a genus of only two known species of medium-sized trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae.[2][3][4][5]
They are endemic to three restricted areas of the wet tropics rainforests of north eastern Queensland, Australia.[3][4][5]
The genus was named in 1930 in honour of Ferdinand von Mueller by Cyril T. White.[1][2][3]
They lie within the tribe Banksieae within the family Proteaceae, their closest relatives are the genera Musgravea and Banksia.
The species are the following:
- Austromuellera trinervia C.T.White (type species)[1][4]
- Austromuellera valida B.Hyland[3][5]
References
- ^ a b c White, Cyril T. (1930). "A new genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 1930 (6): 234–235. doi:10.2307/4111549. JSTOR 4111549.
- ^ a b "Austromuellera%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d Hyland, Bernie P. M. (1999). "Austromuellera". In Wilson, A. J. G. (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 173, 175, 396, Fig. 24, Map 174; p. 173, Plate 34, Fig. 23, Map 173. ISBN 978-0-643-06454-6.
- ^ a b c Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (December 2010). "Factsheet – Austromuellera trinervia". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b c Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (December 2010). "Factsheet – Austromuellera valida". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 8 April 2013.