| China pine | |
|---|---|
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| Flowers | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Goniothalamus |
| Species: | G. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniothalamus australis Jessup | |
Goniothalamus australis, commonly known as China pine, is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It is a tree normally reaching about 20 m (66 ft) and 15 cm (5.9 in) diameter, but may reach 30 m (98 ft) on occasions. The leaves may reach up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long and 5 cm (2.0 in) wide, with 9–12 pairs of lateral veins either side of the midrib. Flowers are solitary or (rarely) paired, with 3 sepals and 6 petals in two whorls of 3. The inner petals are much smaller than the outer ones and they are joined laterally, forming a cap over the reproductive organs. Stamens number about 80, ovaries number about 10 with up to 8 ovules each. Fruit are up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long by 2.5 cm (0.98 in) wide and contain up to 6 seeds. The species was first described by Laurence W. Jessup in 1986. It grows in upland rainforest at altitudes from 600 to 1,200 m (2,000 to 3,900 ft), on the Atherton Tableland and northward to about Cooktown.
Conservation
This species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.
References
- ^ Louden, M. (2024). "Goniothalamus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T239640383A239640385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T239640383A239640385.en. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- "Goniothalamus australis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- "Goniothalamus australis Jessup". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Goniothalamus australis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- Jessup, L.W.; Kodela, P.g. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Goniothalamus australis". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- Jessup, L.W. (1986). "The genus Goniothalamus (Blume) J.D.Hook. & Thomson (Annonaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 2 (3): 224–226. doi:10.5962/p.366009. JSTOR 41738673.
- "Species profile—Goniothalamus australis". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 13 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