Beilschmiedia bancroftii

Beilschmiedia bancroftii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Beilschmiedia
Species:	B. bancroftii
Binomial name
Beilschmiedia bancroftii (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White
Synonyms
Cryptocarya bancroftii F.M.Bailey

Beilschmiedia bancroftii is a tree species in the Lauraceae family. It is native to Queensland in Australia.^[1] Common names include Yellow Walnut, Yellow Nut and Canary Ash.^[2]

The species was first formally described by Queensland colonial botanist Frederick Manson Bailey in 1891, based on plant material collected on the Johnstone River and "other scrubs of tropical Queensland".^[3] It was initially named Cryptocarya bancroftii, but later transferred to the genus Beilschmiedia in 1918 by C.T. White.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Taxon: Beilschmiedia bancroftii (F. M. Bailey) C. T. White". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?412125. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
2. ^ "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Beilschmiedia bancroftii". 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=Beilschmiedia+bancroftii. Retrieved 31 July 2011.