Lepiderema

Lepiderema is a genus of nine species of trees from the family Sapindaceae. As of November 2013 botanists know of seven species growing naturally in Australia and two species in New Guinea.[1][2][3][4] Published botanical science provides a limited knowledge of the full range of diversity in Australia and especially in New Guinea.[3][4] In New Guinea the two known species have descriptions based each on only a single type specimen collection.[3] Therefore, collection of more specimens and more species is most likely in New Guinea.[3] In Australia they grow in rainforests of the northern half of the east coast side of the Great Dividing Range, from northeastern New South Wales through to northeastern Queensland.[1][2][4][5][6]

Lepiderema
Lepiderema pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Lepiderema
Radlk.[1]
Type species
Lepiderema papuana
Radlk.[1]
Species

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In Australia, some species share the name tuckeroo with the closely related genus Cupaniopsis.

The northeastern NSW and southeastern Queensland endemic species L. pulchella has obtained the conservation status of "vulnerable" species by both the Qld and NSW governments.[2][7][8]:52

Two of the northeastern Queensland endemic species L. hirsuta and L. largiflorens have the Queensland government conservation status of "near threatened" species.[2][8]:71

Species

This listing was sourced from the Australian Plant Name Index and Australian Plant Census,[1] Flora Malesiana,[3] and Sally T. Reynold's scientific publications.[4]

  • Lepiderema hirsuta S.T.Reynolds, Noah's tamarind – Restricted endemic to the Wet Tropics, of NE Queensland[9][10]
  • Lepiderema ixiocarpa S.T.Reynolds, Sticky lepiderema – Endemic to the Wet Tropics, of NE Queensland[11][12]
  • Lepiderema largiflorens S.T.Reynolds – Endemic to the Bellenden Ker Range, Wet Tropics, of NE Queensland[13][14]
  • Lepiderema melanorrhachis Merr. & L.M.Perry – Endemic to New Guinea[15]
  • Lepiderema papuana Radlk. – Endemic to New Guinea[16]
  • Lepiderema pulchella Radlk., Fine–leaved tuckeroo – Rare, endemic to riverine rainforests of NE New South Wales and SE Queensland[7][17][18]
  • Lepiderema punctulata (F.Muell.) Radlk. – Endemic to forests of the central coast region of Queensland[19]
  • Lepiderema sericolignis (F.M.Bailey) Radlk., Silkwood – Endemic to the Wet Tropics, of NE Queensland[20][21]
Species provisionally named, described and accepted according to the authoritative Australian Plant Name Index as of June 2014 while awaiting formal publication
  • Lepiderema sp. Impulse Creek (A.B.Pollock 73) Qld Herbarium – central coast region, Queensland, endemic[1][2]

References
  1. "Lepiderema%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. Bostock, Peter D.; Holland, Ailsa E., eds. (16 August 2013). "Lepiderema". 2013 Census of the Queensland Flora. Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium, Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. Schot (1994) Flora Malesiana pp. 618–20. Digitised, online "Lepiderema". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. Reynolds, Sally T. (1982). "Notes on Sapindaceae in Australia, II". Austrobaileya. 1 (5): 488–492. JSTOR 41738633.
  5. Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Lepiderema Radlk.". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 493. ISBN 9780958174213. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. Harden, Gwen J. (December 2003). "Lepiderema – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  7. "Fine-leaved Tuckeroo – profile". Threatened Species. New South Wales, Australia: Department of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  8. Queensland Government (27 September 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  9. Hyland et al. (2010) [RFK 6.1] "Factsheet – Lepiderema hirsuta". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  10. Reynolds (1985) Flora of Australia. Online "Lepiderema hirsuta". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  11. Hyland et al. (2010) [RFK 6.1] "Factsheet – Lepiderema ixiocarpa". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  12. Reynolds (1985) Flora of Australia. Online "Lepiderema ixiocarpa". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  13. Hyland et al. (2010) [RFK 6.1] "Factsheet – Lepiderema largiflorens". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  14. Reynolds (1985) Flora of Australia. Online "Lepiderema largiflorens". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  15. Schot (1994) Flora Malesiana pp. 618–19. Digitised, online "Lepiderema melanorrhachis". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  16. Schot (1994) Flora Malesiana pp. 618–20. Digitised, online "Lepiderema papuana". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  17. Harden, Gwen J. (2001). "Lepiderema pulchella – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  18. Reynolds (1985) Flora of Australia. Online "Lepiderema pulchella". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  19. Reynolds (1985) Flora of Australia. Online "Lepiderema punctulata". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  20. Hyland et al. (2010) [RFK 6.1] "Factsheet – Lepiderema sericolignis". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  21. Reynolds (1985) Flora of Australia. Online "Lepiderema sericolignis". Retrieved 25 June 2013.

Cited works
  • Schot, A. M. (1994). "Lepiderema". In Adema, F.; Leenhouts, P. W.; van Welzen, P. C. (eds.). Flora Malesiana. Series I, Spermatophyta : Flowering Plants. Vol. 11 pt. 3: Sapindaceae. Leiden, The Netherlands: Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University. pp. 618–620. ISBN 90-71236-21-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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