Guioa lasioneura
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| Guioa lasioneura | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Guioa |
| Species: | G. lasioneura |
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| Guioa lasioneura | |
Guioa lasioneura, commonly known as silky tamarind or woolly-nerved Guioa, is a species of plant in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to northern and central parts of eastern Queensland, Australia.
Guioa lasioneura is a small tree growing to about 15 m (49 ft) tall. Young twigs and shoots are hairy, leaves are compound with one or two pairs of leaflets each. The leaflets are either sessile or attached by a very short stalk up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long. They measure up to 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long by 4 cm (1.6 in) wide. Small flowers are clustered on short inflorescences about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The fruit is a pink-purple three-lobed capsule up to 14 mm (0.55 in) long and 22 mm (0.87 in) wide.[4][5]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1879 by Bavarian botanist Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It grows as an understorey tree in lowland and upland rainforest, at altitudes from near sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[4][5] Its range extends from around Cape Tribulation to near Mackay, with the majority of sightings having been made between Palm Cove and the Paluma Range National Park.[6]
Conservation
As of November 2025[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][7]
The IUCN has not identified any threats to the species and considers the population to be stable.[1]
