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| Buckinghamia | |
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| Buckinghamia celsissima | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Buckinghamia F.Muell |
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Buckinghamia is a small genus of flowering plants, belonging to the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to rainforest areas in northern Queensland in Australia. The genus was named in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller in honour of Richard Grenville, the Duke of Buckingham.
There are two species as follows:
- Buckinghamia celsissima F.Muell. (Ivory Curl, Ivory Curl Flower, Spotted Silky Oak, Buckinghamia Silky Oak)
- Buckinghamia ferruginiflora Foreman & B.Hyland
Buckinghamia celsissima (Ivory Curl Flower) will grow to approx 4 to 12 metres tall in a garden (approx 10 to 30 metres tall in its traditional rainforest environment). Glossy dark green, lobed or entire foliage, new growth flushed red. Spectacular in flower, bearing long showy sprays of sweetly fragrant, creamy/white flowers in summer. In a garden it can grow in full sun or part shade, will attract birds and bees. A hardy and spectacular tree and an ideal screen or windbreak in a garden.
References
- Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Buckinghamia celsissima
External links
Media related to Buckinghamia at Wikimedia Commons