Bosistoa
| Bosistoa | |
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| Bosistoa transversa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
| Genus: | Bosistoa Benth.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pagetia F.Muell. | |
Bosistoa is a genus of four species of tree in the family
.Description
Plants in the genus Bosistoa are trees with simple or compound leaves arranged in opposite pairs and lack
Taxonomy
The genus Bosistoa was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham from an unpublished description by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Flora Australiensis.[3][4] The name Bosistoa honours the Melbourne pharmacist, Joseph Bosisto.[2]
In 1977, Thomas Hartley described seven species of Bosistoa and five varieties, but from a study of specimens collected since then, the number of accepted species has been reduced and the varieties dispensed with. The species described by Hartley but no longer accepted by the Australian Plant Census are B. brassii, B. monostylis and B. selwynii.[5] Bosistoa brassii is an accepted name in Queensland with B. brassii var. proserpinensis regarded as a synonym of B. medicinalis.[6][7]
Species list
- Bosistoa floydii T.G.Hartley - five-leaf bosistoa, five-leaved bonewood (N.S.W.)
- Bosistoa medicinalis (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley - northern towra, Eumundi bosistoa (Qld.)
- Bosistoa pentacocca (F.Muell.) Baill. - ferny-leaf bosistoa, native almond, union nut (Qld., N.S.W.)
- Bosistoa pentacocca subsp. connaricarpa (P.I.Forst.
- Bosistoa pentacocca (F.Muell.) Baill. subsp. pentacocca
- Bosistoa pentacocca subsp. connaricarpa (
- C.T.White
Distribution and habitat
Trees in the genus Bosistoa are found in rainforest, often dry rainforest and occur in near-coastal areas between tropical north Queensland and northern New South Wales.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Bosistoa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Hartley, Thomas G.; Wilson, Annette J.G. (ed.) (2013). Flora of Australia (Volume 26) (PDF). Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. p. 48. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Bosistoa". APNI. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Flora Australiensis. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 359. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- S2CID 195441334. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Bosistoa medicinalis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Species profile - Bosistoa brassii". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
External links
- Photograph of leaves of B. transversa (syn. B. selwynii)
- "Bosistoa F.Muell. ex Benth". Atlas of Living Australia.