''Archidendron hendersonii'', the white lace flower or tulip siris, is a
rainforest
Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...
tree in eastern
Australia
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. A rare plant, listed as vulnerable, it is named after J.A. Henderson, who collected the original specimen at
Ballina.
It grows north from the
Richmond River, New South Wales
The Richmond River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The river rises at the northern end of the Richmond Range, near its junction with the McPherson Range, on the Queensla ...
up to
Cape Melville in tropical
Queensland
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.
The tree grows up to 18 metres tall with a trunk diameter of 60 cm. Its former habitat of riverine and lowland sub-tropical rainforest in
New South Wales
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is mostly destroyed for housing and agriculture.
References
hendersonii
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Trees of Australia
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
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