Endiandra collinsii

Endiandra collinsii
Botanical illustration
Least Concern
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Endiandra
Species:
E. collinsii
Binomial name
Endiandra collinsii

Endiandra collinsii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to northeast Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1989. It has a conservation status of least concern.

Description

Endiandra collinsii is a small tree that may grow to about 15 m (49 ft) in height and 20 cm (7.9 in) diameter. The trunk is often buttressed and the bark is nondescript. The leaves are generally about 8 cm (3.1 in) long and 3 cm (1.2 in) wide and have 4–6 pairs of lateral veins. They are green on both sides but the underside in some cases may be glaucous; there are often foveoles in the junctions of the lateral veins with the mid vein.

The inflorescence is a panicle emerging from the leaf axils. Flowers are green to cream and have no scent; they have six tepals about 1 mm (0.04 in) long. The fruit is a glossy black ellipsoid drupe up to 23 mm (0.9 in) long and 14 mm (0.6 in) wide containing a single brown seed.

Distribution

This species is found in three disjunct populations in Cape York Peninsula – the northernmost near Lockhart River, another near Coen and the southernmost near Cooktown. It grows in rainforest and monsoon forest on a variety of soils at altitudes from 60 m (200 ft) to 500 m (1,600 ft).

Conservation

As of September 2026, this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government in its Wildnet database.

References

  1. 1 2 Louden, M. (2024). "Endiandra collinsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T239640316A239640318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T239640316A239640318.en.
  2. ↑ "Endiandra collinsii B.Hyland". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Endiandra collinsii B.Hyland". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Hyland, B. (1989). "A Revision of Lauraceae in Australia (excluding Cassytha)". Australian Systematic Botany. 2 (2): 223–224. doi:10.1071/SB9890135.
  5. 1 2 Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-9581742-1-3.
  6. ↑ "Search: species: Endiandra collinsii | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  7. ↑ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Endiandra collinsii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Endiandra collinsii". WildNet. Queensland Government. 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.