Samadera baileyana is a species of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.
Description
Samadera baileyana is a small tree growing to about tall. The leaves are generally obovate to oblanceolate and can be as long as . The petiole, or leaf stalk, is about long. Lateral veins are prominent and are almost perpendicular to the midrib; they form well-defined loops inside the leaf margin. Flat glands are present on the underside, near the petiole.
Flowers are borne in clusters described as "pseudo-umbels". They have a five-lobed about long, and five petals about long. The petals are pink to red in colour and are (hairless). There are ten stamens and the ovary has five carpels, or chambers.
The fruit is a drupe up to long, ovoid or ellipsoid, and orange in colour.
Distribution This species is endemic to northeast Queensland, Australia, and grows in mature rainforest from Cape Tribulation to Innisfail. It may be found in the lowlands up to about above sea level.
Conservation This species is listed as least concern in the Queensland Government's WildNet database. No explanation is provided for the assessment. , it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
References
External links
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