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Uvaria topazensis

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Species of flowering plant

Uvaria topazensis
Flower
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
Species: U. topazensis
Binomial name
Uvaria topazensis
(Jessup) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders
Synonyms
  • Melodorum topazense Jessup

Uvaria topazensis is a plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 3 cm (1.2 in), first described as Melodorum topazensis by Australian botanist Laurence W. Jessup in 2007, and transferred to the genus Uvaria in 2010 by botanists Linlin Zhou, Yvonne Chuan Fang Su, and Richard M.K. Saunders. It grows in well developed rainforest on the Atherton Tableland southwest of Cairns, at altitudes between 600 and 700 m (2,000 and 2,300 ft).

Taxonomy

The name Uvaria topazensis is not recognised by the Queensland Herbarium, and is considered a synonym of the original name Melodorum topazensis.

Conservation

This species is listed (as Melodorum topazensis) 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, green-spotted triangle and the pale green triangle butterflies.

References

  1. ^ "Species profile—Melodorum topazensis". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. "Uvaria topazensis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Uvaria topazensis (Jessup) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Uvaria topazensis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. Zhou, L.L.; Su, Y.C.F.; Saunders, R.M.K (2010). "Molecular phylogenetics of Uvaria (Annonaceae): relationships with Balonga, Dasoclema and Australian species of Melodorum". Botanical Journal of the Linneaa Society. 163 (1): 33–43. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01045.x.
  6. "Search: species: Uvaria topazensis | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

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Taxon identifiers
Uvaria topazensis
Melodorum topazense
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