Helicia recurva is a species of rainforest trees, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.
| Helicia recurva | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Helicia |
| Species: | H. recurva
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| Binomial name | |
| Helicia recurva | |
They are endemic to the upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 500 to 1,300 m (1,600 to 4,300 ft) altitude.[2][3][4][5]
As of December 2013[update] this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "near threatened" species.[1]
They have been recorded growing up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall.[2][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b 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. 70. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Foreman, Don B. (1986). "A new species of Helicia, new combinations and lectotypification in Triunia (Proteaceae) from Australia". Muelleria. 6 (3). pp. 193–96, fig. 1.
- ^ a b "Helicia recurva%". 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.
- ^ a b Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Helicia recurva Foreman". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 413. ISBN 9780958174213. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ a b Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia recurva Foreman". 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. 395-397, fig. 173, map 445. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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