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| wild tamarind | |
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| In Cairns Botanic Gardens, January 2024 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Diploglottis |
| Species: | D. smithii
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| Binomial name | |
| Diploglottis smithii | |
Diploglottis smithii, commonly known as wild tamarind or Smith's tamarind, is a plant in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.
Description
editDiploglottis smithii is a tree growing up to 18 m tall with a grey fluted trunk up to 60 cm diameter. New growth – especially the leaves – is densely hairy; the large leaves are compound with 4–6 pairs of leaflets, each of which may be 24 cm long by 8 cm wide, or larger. [2][5][6]
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Distribution and habitat
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Ecology
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Conservation
editThis species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 23 May 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Cultivation
editonly used where cultivation is a major aspect of the plant
Toxicity
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Uses
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Culture
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Diploglottis smithii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Sally T. (1981). "Notes on Sapindaceae in Australia, I". Austrobaileya. 1 (4): 388–419. doi:10.5962/p.365514. JSTOR 41738625.
- ^ "Diploglottis smithii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Diploglottis smithii S.T.Reynolds". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, S.T.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Diploglottis smithii". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Diploglottis smithii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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