Castanospora
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Genus of flowering plants
Not to be confused with Castanospermum.
| Castanospora | |
|---|---|
| Fruit | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Tribe: | Cupanieae |
| Genus: | Castanospora F.Muell [4] [5] |
| Species: | C. alphandii
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| Binomial name | |
| Castanospora alphandii | |
Castanospora is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus containing only one species) in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae. The sole species is Castanospora alphandii, commonly known as brown tamarind, which grows naturally in rainforests of eastern Australia from about Coffs Harbour in mid north New South Wales, as far north as Rossville in far north Queensland.[6] [7] [8] [9]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Species profile—Castanospora alphandii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Castanospora alphandii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Castanospora alphandii (F.Muell.) F.Muell". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Castanospora". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Castanospora F.Muell". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Castanospora alphandii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Harden, G.J. "Genus Castanospora". PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System). Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Harden, G.J. "Castanospora alphandii (F.Muell.) F.Muell". PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System). Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Search: species: Castanospora alphandii | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium . Australian Government . Retrieved 2 February 2025.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castanospora .
- View a map of herbarium records of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
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