Cardwellia

Northern Silky Oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Cardwellia F.Muell.
Species:	C. sublimis
Binomial name
Cardwellia sublimis F.Muell.

Cardwellia is a monotypic genus in the family Proteaceae. The single species, Cardwellia sublimis (Northern Silky Oak), is a tree that is endemic to Queensland in Australia. Other common names include Bull Oak, Golden Spanglewood, Lacewood, Oak and Oongaary.^[1] The compound leaves have up to 17 leaflets. It produces white inflorescences followed by woody fruits which are prominently displayed outside the canopy.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Cardwellia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=CARDWELLIA. Retrieved 2008-09-09. 
2. ^ "Cardwellia sublimis". James Cook University. http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/plantcairns/JCUDEV_015503. Retrieved 2008-09-09.