Saurauia andreana, commonly known as Andre's saurauia, is a plant in the family Actinidiaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Actinidiaceae |
| Genus: | Saurauia |
| Species: | S. andreana
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| Binomial name | |
| Saurauia andreana | |
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Description
editIt is a shrub or small tree reaching up tp 9 m (30 ft) in height with soft wood and pithy stems. Leaves grow to 26 cm (10 in) long by 8.5 cm (3.3 in) wide and their margins (edges) have numerous small teeth. They are held on petioles about 15 mm (0.59 in) long, and are obovate in shape. Flowers are white and produced in a 3—5 flowered cyme in the leaf axils. They have five petals about 14 mm (0.55 in) long. The fruit is, in botanical terms, a berry, white or faintly purple, measuring up to 15 mm (0.59 in) wide and long, and containing numerous small seeds.[4][5][6]
Distribution and habitat
editAndre's saurauia is found most commonly in lowland rainforest alongside watercourses, in coastal Queensland from about Cooktown south to about Cardwell. The altitudinal range is from sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[4][5][6]
Conservation
editThis species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 31 August 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Saurauia andreana". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Saurauia andreana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Saurauia andreana Oliv. ex F.Muell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b Barrett, R. L. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Saurauia andreana". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Saurauia andreana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-9581742-1-3.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com