Acrophyllum australe

Taxobox
name = "Acrophyllum australe"
status = VU
status_system = EPBC
status_ref = SPRAT | name = "Acrophyllum australe" | id = 3983]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Oxalidales
familia = Cunoniaceae
genus = "Acrophyllum"
genus_authority = Benth.
species = "A. australe"
binomial = "Acrophyllum australe"
binomial_authority = (A.Cunn.) Hoogland

"Acrophyllum australe" is a woody flowering plant, native to a small area of New South Wales, Australia. "A. australe" is listed as a vulnerable species in the wild, by the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH).

The plant has small, shiny, heavily serrated leaves. The flowers are small, white and inconspicuous, growing from the purplish stems. It is an evergreen shrub, and has been cultivated for gardening.

The genus "Acrophyllum" is monotypic, and is grouped within the family Cunoniaceae. Synonyms for the genus name include "Calycomis" D.Don. Synonyms for the species include "Acrophyllum venosum", "Acrophyllum verticillatum", "Weinmannia australis".

References

External links

* [http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=3983 DEH]
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acrophyllum~australe PlantNET - New South Wales Flora online: "Acrophyllum australe"]