''Barklya'' is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family,
Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily
Cercidoideae
Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, ''Bauhinia'', widely cultivated as an ornamental tr ...
. The sole species is ''Barklya syringifolia'', commonly known as golden crown or golden glory.
It grows in
rainforest to 20 metres tall. Recorded from
Queensland
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and
New South Wales
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in rain forest.
It is often used as an ornamental.
The genus and species was formally described in 1859 by Victorian Government Botanist
Ferdinand von Mueller. Mueller's description was based on plant material collected by the superintendent of the
Brisbane Botanic Gardens,
Walter Hill
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...
, in the vicinity of
Pine River to the north of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
.
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References
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Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Trees of Australia
Ornamental trees
Cercidoideae
Monotypic Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
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