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{{short description|Species of plant in the Proteaceae family}}
{{short description|Species of plant in the Proteaceae family}}
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|image_caption = In the [[Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney]]
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|genus = Lasjia
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|authority = ([[C.L.Gross]] & [[Bernard Hyland|B.Hyland]]) [[P.H.Weston]] & [[Austin Mast|A.R.Mast]], 2008
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|synonyms =
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* ''Macadamia grandis'' <small>C.L.Gross & B.Hyland, 1993<small/>
* ''Macadamia grandis'' <small>C.L.Gross & B.Hyland, 1993</small>
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'''''Lasjia grandis''''', also known as the '''satin silky oak''' or '''Barong nut''', is a species of forest tree in the [[Proteaceae|protea family]] that is [[endemism|endemic]] to north-eastern [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. Its conservation status is considered to be [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]] under Queensland’s [[Nature Conservation Act 1992]].
'''''Lasjia grandis''''', also known as the '''satin silky oak''' or '''Barong nut''', is a species of forest tree in the [[Proteaceae|protea family]] that is [[endemism|endemic]] to north-eastern [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. Its conservation status is considered to be [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]] under Queensland's [[Nature Conservation Act 1992]].

==History==
==History==
The tree was first [[scientific description|described]] in 1993 in the [[scientific journal|journal]] ''[[Australian Systematic Botany]]'' by Caroline Gross and Bernard Hyland as a species of ''[[Macadamia]]'', but was transferred in 2008 in the ''[[American Journal of Botany]]'' by Peter Weston and Austin Mast to the new genus ''Lasjia''.
The tree was first [[scientific description|described]] in 1993 in the [[scientific journal|journal]] ''[[Australian Systematic Botany]]'' by Caroline Gross and Bernard Hyland as a species of ''[[Macadamia]]'', but was transferred in 2008 in the ''[[American Journal of Botany]]'' by Peter Weston and Austin Mast to the new genus ''Lasjia''.

==Description==
==Description==
The leaves are 8–23&nbsp;cm long by 2–6&nbsp;cm wide. The terminal buds are covered in rust-brown coloured hairs. The cream to yellow flowers grow as [[inflorescence]]s with curved bracts. The globular fruits are 5–6&nbsp;cm in diameter.<ref name="atrp">{{cite web |url= http://www.canbr.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/RFK7/key/RFK7/Media/Html/entities/Lasjia_grandis.htm |title= Lasjia grandis|website=[[Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants]] |publisher=[[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation|CSIRO]] |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>
The leaves are 8–23&nbsp;cm long by 2–6&nbsp;cm wide. The terminal buds are covered in rust-brown coloured hairs. The cream to yellow flowers grow as [[inflorescence]]s with curved bracts. The globular fruits are 5–6&nbsp;cm in diameter.<ref name="RFK">{{cite web |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Lasjia_grandis.htm |title=''Lasjia grandis'' |website=[[Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants]] Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), [[Australian Government]] |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>

==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
The species occurs in lowland [[tropical rainforest]] in the China Camp ([[Bloomfield, Queensland|Bloomfield]]) region from near sea level to an altitude of 450&nbsp;m.<ref name="atrp"/>
The species occurs in lowland [[tropical rainforest]] in the China Camp ([[Bloomfield, Queensland|Bloomfield]]) region from near sea level to an altitude of 450&nbsp;m.<ref name="RFK"/>

==References==
==References==
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[[Category: Lasjia|grandis]]
[[Category:Lasjia|grandis]]
[[Category:Flora of Queensland]]
[[Category:Flora of Queensland]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of Australia]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of Australia]]
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[[Category:Taxa named by Bernard Hyland]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Bernard Hyland]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1993]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1993]]


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{{Proteaceae-stub}}
{{Australia-eudicot-stub}}
{{Australia-eudicot-stub}}

Latest revision as of 16:54, 23 July 2022

Lasjia grandis
In the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Lasjia
Species:
L. grandis
Binomial name
Lasjia grandis
Synonyms
  • Macadamia grandis C.L.Gross & B.Hyland, 1993

Lasjia grandis, also known as the satin silky oak or Barong nut, is a species of forest tree in the protea family that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Its conservation status is considered to be Vulnerable under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.

History

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The tree was first described in 1993 in the journal Australian Systematic Botany by Caroline Gross and Bernard Hyland as a species of Macadamia, but was transferred in 2008 in the American Journal of Botany by Peter Weston and Austin Mast to the new genus Lasjia.

Description

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The leaves are 8–23 cm long by 2–6 cm wide. The terminal buds are covered in rust-brown coloured hairs. The cream to yellow flowers grow as inflorescences with curved bracts. The globular fruits are 5–6 cm in diameter.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in lowland tropical rainforest in the China Camp (Bloomfield) region from near sea level to an altitude of 450 m.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Lasjia grandis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 23 June 2021.


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