Kingdom Plantae Family Proteaceae Species S. racemosum Rank Genus | Order Proteales Subfamily Grevilleoideae Higher classification Proteas | |
Similar Carnarvonia, Opisthiolepis, Placospermum, Cenarrhenes, Franklandia | ||
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, Satin Silky 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.
History
Botanists Barbara Briggs, Bernie Hyland and Lawrie Johnson named the new genus, updated the description and named the new species combination in 1975. They based the new species combination name on Cyril T. White’s 1939 description of Orites racemosa, now a synonym.
References
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