Английская Википедия:Acronychia vestita

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Acronychia vestita, commonly known as white aspen, lemon aspen, hairy aspen or fuzzy lemon aspen,[1] is a species of rainforest tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has simple, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, flowers arranged in relatively large groups, mostly in leaf axils and fleshy, pear-shaped to more or less spherical fruit.

Description

Acronychia vestita is a tree that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt. The leaves are simple, elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are arranged in relatively large groups Шаблон:Cvt long, mainly in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long. The four sepals are Шаблон:Cvt wide, the four petals Шаблон:Cvt long, and the eight stamens alternate in length. Flowering occurs from February to March and the fruit is a fleshy, pear-shaped to more or less spherical drupe Шаблон:Cvt long.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy

Acronychia vestita was first formally described in 1864 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae.[5][6]

Distribution and habitat

White aspen grows in rainforest from sea level to an altitude of Шаблон:Cvt between Cairns and Rockingham Bay in near-coastal Queensland.[2][3]

Conservation status

This species is classified as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[1]

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