Endiandra leptodendron is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1989. It has a conservation status of least-concern.
Description Endiandra leptodendron is a tree that can grow up to in height and diameter, and the trunk is often buttressed. The leaves are generally about long and wide and have 5–8 pairs of lateral veins. They are elliptic or lanceolate in shape, and the petiole averages about long. The midrib may be raised or flush with the upper surface of the blade, and domatia are absent.
The inflorescence is a panicle emerging from the . Flowers are pale blueish or green and faintly scented; they have six tepals up to long. The fruits are an ellipsoid drupe, black or purple-black, and shiny or . They measure up to long and wide, and contain a single brown seed up to long and wide.
Distribution The species grows in well-developed rainforest on various soil types, from near Rossville to the Seaview Range west of Ingham. It occurs at altitudes from sea level .
Conservation This species was assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2023 and found to be of least-concern. It is also rated as least-concern by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act. In its statement, the IUCN cites the lack of any perceived threat to the species, as well as a wide distribution and large population, as the basis for the assessment.
References
External links
Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium