Backhousia subargentea

Backhousia subargentea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Backhousia
Species:
B. subargentea
Binomial name
Backhousia subargentea
(C.T.White) M.G.Harr.[1]
Synonyms
  • Choricarpia subargentea (C.T.White) L.A.S.Johnson
  • Syncarpia subargentea C.T.White

Backhousia subargentea (syn. Choricarpia subargentea) is a rare Australian rainforest tree,[2] growing near Mullumbimby in northeastern New South Wales and from Boonah to Imbil in southeastern Queensland.

Common names include giant ironwood, ironwood box, scrub ironwood and lancewood. The New South Wales habitat of Backhousia subargentea is dry rainforest thickets on hillsides near Mullumbimby. It grows in association with the shatterwood and wild quince.

  1. ^ "Backhousia subargentea (C.T.White) M.G.Harr". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Threatened species | NSW Environment & Heritage". Threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.