Ceratopetalum hylandii is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae, native to a small area of northeast Queensland, Australia. It is a small rainforest tree, first described in 2002, and is restricted to the highland rainforest.
Description Ceratopetalum hylandii is a tree reaching up to in height and a trunk diameter up to . The trunk may be buttressed. The leaves are and are arranged in pairs. The petiole may reach in length. The leaflets may be attached on a very short stem or stemless. They have toothed margins and about 10–15 lateral veins on either side of the midrib; the central leaflet can reach up to long and wide, and the lateral leaflets are slightly smaller.
The inflorescences are produced from the or at the end of the branches. The flowers have four sepals about long, but have no petals. The fruit is a four-winged purple samara about diameter.
Distribution and habitat This species is found in highland areas of Mount Spurgeon and Mount Lewis, inland from Mossman Gorge, between altitude. Recent examination of an old collection suggests that it may also be found at the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland at Topaz.
Conservation status This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act, and by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Etymology It was named in honour of Australian botanist Bernard Hyland, in recognition of his input into the study of Queensland's flora, particularly the Wet Tropics.
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Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium Observations of this species on iNaturalist Images of this species on Flickriver.com