Sphalmium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the protea family.[1][2][3][5] The only species, Sphalmium racemosum, is a large forest tree. Common names include satin silky oak, mystery oak, Mt Lewis oak, poorman's fishtail oak and buff silky oak.[3][5]
The tree grows to 30 m (100 ft) or more. It is endemic to the upland rainforests of the wet tropics region of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.[2][3][5]
Botanists Barbara Briggs, Bernie Hyland and Lawrie Johnson named the new genus, updated the description and named the new species combination in 1975.[2][4] They based the new species combination name on Cyril T. White's 1939 description of Orites racemosa, now a synonym.[1]
Sphalmium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the protea family. The only species, Sphalmium racemosum, is a large forest tree. Common names include satin silky oak, mystery oak, Mt Lewis oak, poorman's fishtail oak and buff silky oak.
The tree grows to 30 m (100 ft) or more. It is endemic to the upland rainforests of the wet tropics region of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
Sphalmium es un género monotípico de arbusto perteneciente a la familia de las proteáceas. Su única especie, Sphalmium racemosum, es un endemismo de Australia.
Sphalmium racemosum fue descrita por (C.T.White) B.G.Briggs, B.Hyland & L.A.S.Johnson y publicado en Australian Journal of Botany 23(1): 166. 1975.[1]
Sphalmium es un género monotípico de arbusto perteneciente a la familia de las proteáceas. Su única especie, Sphalmium racemosum, es un endemismo de Australia.
Sphalmium é um género monotípico de arbusto pertencente à família Proteaceae. Sua única espécie, Sphalmium racemosum, é endêmica da Austrália.
Sphalmium racemosum foi descrita por (C.T.White) B.G.Briggs, B.Hyland & L.A.S.Johnson e publicada em Australian Journal of Botany 23(1): 166. 1975.[1]
Sphalmium é um género monotípico de arbusto pertencente à família Proteaceae. Sua única espécie, Sphalmium racemosum, é endêmica da Austrália.
