Codonocarpus cotinifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Gyrostemonaceae
Genus: Codonocarpus
Species:
C. cotinifolius
Binomial name
Codonocarpus cotinifolius
Synonyms[2]

Gyrostemon acaciiformis F.Muell.
Gyrostemon cotinifolius Desf.
Gyrostemon pungens Lindl.
Hymenotheca acaciiformis (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Hymenotheca cotinifolia (Desf.) F.Muell.

Codonocarpus cotinifolius a tall shrub or tree in the Gyrostemonaceae family[3] is a found in all mainland states of Australia,[2] including Victoria,[3] and is widespread in arid areas.[4] It is suspected of being toxic to stock.[5]

Common names are native poplar (New South Wales,[4] Western Australia),[6] and bell-fruit tree (Victoria)[3]

The species was first described in 1822 as Gyrostemon cotinifolium by René Louiche Desfontaines.[1][7] In 1862 Ferdinand von Mueller transferred it to the genus, Codonocarpus.[1][8]

Conservation status

In the Northern Territory and in Queensland the conservation status is of "least concern".[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Codonocarpus cotinifolius". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 "Codonocarpus cotinifolius (Desf.) F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Flora of Victoria: Codonocarpus cotinifolius". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 Harden, G.J. (1990). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Codonocarpus cotinifolius". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ↑ George, A.S. (2020). "Codonocarpus cotinifolius". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Codonocarpus cotinifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  7. 1 2 Desfontaines, R.L. (1822). "Observations sur le genre Gyrestemon". Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (in French). 8: 116, t. 10.
  8. ↑ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862). "Thalamiflorae". The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. 1: 200–201.
  9. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia. "Species: Codonocarpus cotinifolius". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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