Helicia blakei Foreman

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Helicia

Characteristics

Small tree; most parts glabrous. Leaves: petiole 10-20 mm long; lamina narrowly elliptic to ±lanceolate, 5.5-12.5 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, glabrous; tips acuminate; margin entire or irregularly and sparsely dentate; venation dense; lateral veins 5-8 pairs. Conflorescence axillary or ramiflorous, 8-14 cm long, densely flowered, ferruginous-pilose; pedicels 4-5 mm long. Tepals 15-17 mm long, dull yellow, sparsely ferruginous-pilose; limb c. 3.5 mm long. Anthers c. 3 mm long. Hypogynous glands 4-lobed, fused into a cup. Ovary glabrous. Fruit not seen.
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Grows in rainforest at altitudes of 730-915 m.
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Distribution

Helicia blakei world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Helicia blakei threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:902160-1
WFO ID wfo-0000717887
COL ID 3K7FP
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Helicia blakei