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Alectryon connatus
Fruits, with smooth red arils and black seeds, and foliage (above and below)
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A. connatus
Binomial name
Alectryon connatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Spanoghea connata F.Muell.
  • Nephelium connatum (F.Muell.) Benth.

Alectryon connatus, sometimes named hairy Alectryon, is a species of small trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae.

They grow naturally in Australia, in eastern Queensland from the south-east to the northernmost Cape York Peninsula,[2][3][4], Western Australia, perhaps in north-eastern New South Wales,[4] and in New Guinea[5][6][7][8] They grow in littoral rainforests, vine thickets, tropical monsoon forests (seasonal rainforests) and similar vegetation assemblages, in the lowlands, and in the tropics, uplands recorded up to 800 m (2,600 ft) altitude.[3][4]

Naming and classification

European science formally described the species under the name Spanoghea connata in 1859, authored by German botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.[1][6] In 1878 Bavarian botanist Ludwig A. T. Radlkofer formally renamed this species to Alectryon connatus.[1][6]

Description

They grow to a small tree 12–20 m (40–70 ft) tall or sometimes as a shrub only.[2][3][4][8][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Alectryon connatus (F.Muell.) Radlk.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 14 Dec 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AustTRFPK6.1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Alectryon_connatus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 14 Dec 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (2004). "Alectryon connatus (F.Muell.) Radlk.". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 476. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 12 Dec 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Conn, Barry J. (2008+). "Alectryon". Census of Vascular Plants of Papua New Guinea. (search result listing, matching all starting with "Alectryon", via www.pngplants.org). Retrieved 12 Dec 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. ^ a b c Edwards, Karen J.; Gadek, Paul A. (2001). "Evolution and Biogeography of Alectryon (Sapindaceae)". Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. 20 (1): 14–26. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Leenhouts, Pieter W. (1994). "Alectryon connatus (F.Muell.) Radlk.". In Adema, F.; Leenhouts, P. W.; van Welzen, P. C. (eds.). [[Flora Malesiana]] (Digitised, online). Series I, Spermatophyta : Flowering Plants. Vol. Vol. 11 pt. 3: Sapindaceae. Leiden, The Netherlands: Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University. p. 454. ISBN 90-71236-21-8. Retrieved 14 Dec 2013. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  8. ^ a b Reynolds, Sally T. (1985). "Alectryon connatus (F.Muell.) Radlk.". Flora of Australia: Volume 25:. Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. 25, Fig. 4, Map 25. ISBN 978-0-644-03724-2. Retrieved 14 Dec 2013. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)