| Desmos goezeanus | |
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| Flower | |
| Conservation status | |
| Least Concern (NCA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Desmos |
| Species: | D. goezeanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmos goezeanus (F.Muell.) Jessup | |
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Homotypic
Heterotypic
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Desmos goezeanus is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae found almost entirely within the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 5 cm (2.0 in). It was originally described as Uvaria goezeana by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1871, and transferred to the genus Desmos by Laurence W. Jessup in 1986.
Distribution and habitat
It grows in well developed rainforest on a variety of soils, at altitudes from sea level up to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is mostly confined to the northeast coast of Queensland from about Cape Tribulation south towards Cardwell, although there are two very disjunct records of collections – one in northern Cape York Peninsula more than 500 km (310 mi) from the nearest collection, and another even further away in the Top End region of the Northern Territory.
Conservation
Desmos goezeanus is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. As of 10 January 2025, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Ecology
This species is a host plant for the larvae of the fourbar swordtail and the pale green triangle butterflies.
References
- ^ "Species profile—Desmos goezeanus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- "Desmos goezeanus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Desmos goezeanus (F.Muell.) Jessup". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Desmos goezeanus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- "Search: species: Desmos goezeanus | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 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
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Desmos goezeanus |
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| Uvaria goezeana | |