Английская Википедия:Diploglottis obovata

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Diploglottis obovata, commonly known as blunt-leaved tamarind, is a plant in the family Sapindaceae endemic to central eastern Queensland, Australia. Until 1987 it was considered to be a form of the very closely related Diploglottis diphyllostegia.

Description

The blunt-leaved tamarind is a small to medium-sized, spreading, evergreen tree growing up to Шаблон:Cvt high.Шаблон:R It is very similar to Diploglottis diphyllostegia with branchlets, leaves and subdivisions covered in a dense light brown indumentum.Шаблон:R The compound leaves have 2 or 3 pairs of leaflets either side of the midrib and no terminal leaflet, measuring overall about Шаблон:Cvt long.Шаблон:R The leaflets are obovate to elliptic and measure up to Шаблон:Cvt long by Шаблон:Cvt wide.Шаблон:R

The inflorescence is a panicle up to Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, with both staminate (functionally male) and pistillate (functionally female) flowers in the same inflorescence. Individual flowers have 5 petals with one petal usually reduced, measure about Шаблон:Cvt wide, and are held on a pedicel up to Шаблон:Cvt long.Шаблон:R

The fruit is very similar to that of D. diphyllostegia, a 2- or 3-lobed capsule measuring up to Шаблон:Cvt long by Шаблон:Cvt wide with one seed per lobe, which is enveloped in an orange or red aril.Шаблон:R

Taxonomy

The species was first described by the Australian botanist Sally T. Reynolds in 1987, and published in the journal Austrobaileya.Шаблон:R Prior to that it had been treated as a form of Diploglottis diphyllostegia.

Etymology

The genus name Diploglottis comes from the Neo-Latin words diplo- meaning double, combined with glottis meaning tongue, and refers to the two tongue-like scales on the petals.Шаблон:R The species epithet obovata refers to the obovate shape of the leaflets.Шаблон:R

Distribution and habitat

The blunt-leaved tamarind is endemic to coastal and sub-coastal areas of central Queensland, from the area around Proserpine to near Bee Creek, southwest of Sarina.Шаблон:R It grows in rainforest, most commonly on creek banks in notophyll vine forest.Шаблон:R

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.Шаблон:R Шаблон:As of, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Gallery

• Flower spike

  Flower spike

• Close up of flower

  Close up of flower

• Immature fruit

  Immature fruit

External links

• Шаблон:Wikispecies-inline
• Шаблон:Commons category-inline
• View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• View observations of this species on iNaturalist
• View images of this species on Flickriver