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Bosistoa transversa (Yellow Satinheart)

Synonyms: Bosistoa selwynii

Wikipedia Abstract

Bosistoa transversa, known as the Yellow Satinheart, is a rainforest tree found in eastern Australia. A member of the citrus family, it is rare plant, rated as vulnerable. It occurs from Mullumbimby in north eastern New South Wales to Gladstone, Queensland. The habitat is lowland sub-tropical rainforest. The tree was first described in 1917 by Queensland botanists John Frederick Bailey and Cyril Tenison White. The generic name Bosistoa honours the name of Joseph Bosisto, a manufacturer of essential oils. The specific epithet transversa refers to the transversal ribbed carpels of the fruit.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0