Alectryon diversifolius, commonly named scrub boonaree or holly bush, is a species of Australian small trees of the plant family Sapindaceae.[3]
Description
Alectryon diversifolius grows as a shrub up to 4 m high, with simple leaves often clustered on short branchlets.[4] Leaf shape is highly variable even on individual plants, ranging from oval to lanceolate to strongly serrated and holly-like.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in central and south-eastern Qld and north-eastern N.S.W. Usually growing in Brigalow scrub in dark clay.
Taxonomy
It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1858 as Heterodendrum diversifolius,[1][5] but was moved to the genus, Alectryon by Sally T. Reynolds in 1987.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Alectryon diversifolius". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Reynolds, S.T. (1987), Notes on Sapindaceae, V. Austrobaileya 2(4): 335
- ^ a b "Database Error".
- ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline".
- ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(3): 46