Helicia ferruginea

Helicia ferruginea, commonly named hairy honeysuckle or rusty oak, is a species of rainforest trees, of eastern Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.[4][5][6]

Helicia ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Helicia
Species:
H. ferruginea
Binomial name
Helicia ferruginea
Synonyms[4]

Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White

They are endemic to the rainforests of southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales.[4][5][6][7][8]

As of December 2013 this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "vulnerable" species.[1]

They have been recorded growing up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall.[5][6]

References
  1. Queensland Government (27 September 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 51. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. Mueller, Ferdinand von (1862). "Helicia ferruginea". Proteaceae: Helicia ferruginea. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Digitised archive copy, online, from biodiversitylibrary.org). 3. p. 37. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. Bailey, Frederick M. (1913). "CXI. Proteaceae". Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants (online, digitised, via biodiversitylibrary.org). Brisbane: Queensland Government. p. 452. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. "Helicia ferruginea%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. Harden, Gwen J. (2001). "Helicia ferruginea – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia ferruginea F.Muell.". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 398-399, map 450. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  7. Foreman, Don B. (1984). "A review of the genus Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) in Australia". Brunonia. 6 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/bru9830059. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 0-958943-67-2. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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