Английская Википедия:Endiandra sankeyana

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Endiandra sankeyana, commonly known as Sankey's walnut, is a plant in the laurel family Lauraceae that was first described in the late 19th century. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia, where it grows in that state's northeastern coastal rainforests.

Description

Sankey's walnut is an evergreen canopy tree growing up to Шаблон:Cvt high, and the trunk may be buttressed.Шаблон:R The leaf bearing twigs are angular or fluted and covered in a fine indumentum. The leaves are dark green above and somewhat glaucous below with a petiole up to Шаблон:Cvt long.Шаблон:R They are lanceolate to elliptic to more or less obovate, and measure up to Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:R

The much branched inflorescences are produced in the leaf axils and carry dozens of very small, fragrant, golden-yellow flowers about Шаблон:Cvt wide.Шаблон:R The fruit is a globose to ellipsoidal blue drupe, measuring up to Шаблон:Cvt and containing a single seed.Шаблон:R

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1893 by the Australian botanist Frederick Manson Bailey, and published in Botany Bulletin, a journal published by the then Queensland Department of Agriculture.Шаблон:R Bailey's description was based on material collected by E. Cowley in "scrubs of the Barron River".Шаблон:R

Etymology

The genus name Endiandra is formed from "endo" meaning inner or inside, and "andro" meaning male, which is a reference to the inner series of anthers being fertile.Шаблон:R The species epithet sankeyana was chosen to honour J. R. Sankey.Шаблон:R

Distribution and habitat

Endiandra sankeyana is found from the Cooktown region in the north to the area near Mission Beach in the south,Шаблон:R with a single recorded sighting another Шаблон:Cvt further south near Ingham.Шаблон:R It grows at elevations from sea level to around Шаблон:Cvt, in mature rainforest on a variety of soils.Шаблон:R

Ecology

Fruits of this species are eaten by Musky rat-kangaroos and cassowaries,Шаблон:R both of which are recognised as important seed distributors for numerous species of plants.Шаблон:R They are also eaten by native rodents.Шаблон:R

Conservation

This species is listed by both the Queensland Department of Environment and Science and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as least concern.Шаблон:R

Gallery

• Foliage and trunk

  Foliage and trunk

• Foliage

  Foliage

• Underside of leaves

  Underside of leaves

• Growing tip

  Growing tip

External links

• Шаблон:Wikispecies-inline
• Шаблон:Commons-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