Eucryphia jinksii
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Eucryphia jinksii, the Springbrook leatherwood, is a species of rare rainforest trees found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, of the plant family Cunoniaceae.
They grow naturally to 30m tall yet were discovered as a new species only in 1994 by David Jinks.
Eucryphia jinksii’s endemic, very restricted and threatened distribution has obtained the conservation status of "endangered", officially listed in the regulation current {{as of|2013|Sept|27|lc=y}}, of the Queensland government legislation, the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Distribution and habitat
It is known from a single creek catchment in Warm Temperate Rainforest on the Springbrook Plateau. Another stand has been discovered growing not as trees but as a thicket of multi stemmed shrubs on a wind sheared clifftop also in the Springbrook Area. It grows in New South Wales at Numinbah Nature Reserve, on the Mount Warning caldera.
Description
E. jinksii trees have pale lichen covered bark typical of many species in the Warm Temperate Rainforests. Often a ring of coppice shoots surrounds the base of an adult tree, coppice and seedling leaves have 5-7 leaflets, while adult leaves have 1–3.
Flowers are cream with four petals and numerous stamens. Beehives near other species of Eucryphia make a famous rich honey known as Leatherwood Honey this species has considerable potential for honey production.
Fruits are small brown capsules with multiple segments and small seeds.
References
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{{Cite journal | last1= Forster | first1= Paul I. | last2= Hyland | first2= Bernie. P. M. | author2-link= Bernard Hyland | year= 1997 | title= Two new species of Eucryphia Cav. (Cunoniaceae) from Queensland | journal= Austrobaileya | volume= 4 | issue= 4 | pages= 589–596 | jstor= 41738890}}
{{APNI | id= 125651 | name= Eucryphia jinksii {{Au|P.I.Forst.}} | accessdate= 17 July 2013 }}
{{Cite web | url= http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/N/NatureConWiR06.pdf | author= Queensland Government | date= 27 Sep 2013 | title= Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006 | page= 34 | work= Nature Conservation Act 1992 | location= Australia | publisher= | version= Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au | accessdate= 28 Nov 2013 }}
{{Cite book | last1= Floyd | first1= Alex G. | authorlink= Alexander Floyd | year= 2008 | edition= revised | title= Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia | location= Lismore, NSW | publisher= Terania Rainforest Publishing | isbn= 978-0-9589436-7-3 | page= 114 }}
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- David Jinks Pers Comm 2007.
External links
- [http://www.lottah.com/shrubs/eucryphia/jinksi.htm Nursery Website with Images]
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Category:Endangered flora of Australia
Category:Oxalidales of Australia