Helicia ferruginea F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Helicia

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree 2.4-10 m tall; all parts ±densely ferruginous or rufous-tomentose. Leaves: petiole 2-10 mm long; lamina lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 9-35 cm long, 3-9 cm wide; tips acute; margin serrate; venation dense, prominent on both surfaces; lateral veins 12-20 pairs. Conflorescence axillary, to 8 cm long, densely flowered; pedicels 1-2 mm long. Tepals c. 6 mm long, completely covered with rusty hairs; limb c. 2.5 mm long, c. 1.5 mm wide. Anthers 1.5-2 mm long. Hypogynous glands ovate, free or fused at base. Ovary ferruginous-hirsute. Fruit ovoid, 10-13 mm long, c. 10 mm diam., turning blue.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Grows on the coast and nearby ranges in rainforest to altitudes of 900 m.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Helicia ferruginea unspecified picture

Distribution

Helicia ferruginea world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Helicia ferruginea threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704408-1
WFO ID wfo-0000717915
COL ID 3K7GT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Helicia ferruginea