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Denhamia Oleaster Fruit Close Up
''Denhamia'' is a genus of plants within the family Celastraceae, with species in Australia and New Caledonia. The species inhabit a variety of environments, from rainforest to semi-arid savanna. All species grow as shrubs or small trees up to 10 metres in height. The genus is composed of nine species, with two currently unnamed species: *''Denhamia celastroides'' *''Denhamia fournieri'' *''Denhamia moorei'' *''Denhamia obscura'' *''Denhamia oleaster'' *''Denhamia parviflora'' *''Denhamia pittosporoides'' **'' Denhamia pittosporoides subsp. pittosporoides'' **'' Denhamia pittosporoides subsp. angustifolia'' *''Denhamia viridissima'' *''Denhamia'' sp. Jardine River *''Denhamia'' sp. Junee Tableland Some authors regard Denhamia as a paraphyletic In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denhamia Oleaster
''Denhamia oleaster'' is a shrub or small tree within the family Celastraceae, endemic to Queensland. The species inhabits a variety of environments, from monsoon forest to semi-arid savanna and occurs on a broad range of soil types. In more humid locales the species can grow to 6 metres in height, although it may not reach more than 1 metre in less favourable environments. John Lindley described the plant as ''Melicytus oleaster'' in 1848, it being discovered on explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell's expeditions into northern Australia. ''Denhamia oleaster'' is found in across inland Queensland in open woodland and scrubland in the Brigalow Belt, as well as wetter monsoon forests in the northern reaches of its distribution. it is often associated with brigalow (''Acacia harpophylla ''Acacia harpophylla'', commonly known as brigalow, brigalow spearwood or orkor, is an endemic tree of Australia. The Aboriginal Australian group the Gamilaraay peoples know the tree as Barranbaa o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |