Ceratopetalum virchowii
Species of flowering plant
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Ceratopetalum virchowii, commonly known as pink sycamore or dogwood, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a rainforest tree, native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It is named after Rudolf Virchow.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Cunoniaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratopetalum |
| Species: | C. virchowii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratopetalum virchowii | |
Description
Ceratopetalum virchowii is a tree with conspicuous lenticels on the trunk. The leaves are normally trifoliate (i.e. with three leaflets), and the leaflets can reach 10 cm (4 in) long and 3.5 cm (1.4 in) wide. The flowers have tepals about 4 mm (0.16 in) long and the anthers are black. The fruit is a five-winged capsule about 25 mm (1 in) in diameter.[5][4]
Distribution and habitat
It grows in rainforest on Mount Bartle Frere, the Bellenden Ker Range and the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) elevation.[5]
Conservation
As of May 2026[update], this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][6]
