| Artabotrys carnosipetalus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Artabotrys |
| Species: | A. carnosipetalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Artabotrys carnosipetalus Jessup | |
Artabotrys carnosipetalus is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae found only in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It is a vine with a stem diameter of up to 5 cm (2.0 in), with simple leaves arranged alternately on the twigs. They may reach up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long by 6 cm (2.4 in) wide and have 5–8 pairs of lateral veins either side of the midrib. The flowers are fragrant, solitary and about 10 mm (0.39 in) wide, with 3 sepals and 6 petals in two whorls of 3. The fruit is an apocarp, the individual carpels about 30 mm (1.2 in) long and 20 mm (0.8 in) wide. The species was first described in 2007 by Australian botanist Laurence W. Jessup.
Conservation
This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. As of 12 January 2025, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
- "Artabotrys carnosipetalus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- "Artabotrys carnosipetalus Jessup". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Species profile—Artabotrys carnosipetalus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- Jessup, L.W.; Kodela, P.g. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Artabotrys carnosipetalus". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Artabotrys carnosipetalus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
External links
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com
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