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Hicksbeachia pilosa

Species of plant in the family Proteaceae

Hicksbeachia pilosa is a small tree in the family Proteaceae.[4] This rare species is endemic to the rainforests of the wet tropics region of northeastern Queensland, Australia.[5] It was first described in 1988 by Australian botanist Peter H. Weston, after a collection by Garry Sankowsky and Peter Hind in 1986 at Bobbin Bobbin Falls in North Queensland.[4][2] Its specific name is the Latin adjective pilosus "hairy".

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Hicksbeachia pilosa is found in rainforest from the Big Tableland to the Cardwell Range in northeastern Queensland.

References

  1. [1]
    "Species profile—Hicksbeachia pilosa". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Hicksbeachia pilosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Hicksbeachia pilosa P.H.Weston". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. [4]
    Weston, Peter H. (1988). "A revision of Hicksbeachia (Proteaceae)". Telopea. (Online pages, in part – digitised version, linked via APNI ref's). 3 (2): 231–239. doi:10.7751/telopea19884810.
  5. [5]
    F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Hicksbeachia pilosa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.


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