
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Briggs, BG 
A1  - Hyland, BPM 
A1  - Johnson, LAS 
T1  - <I>Sphalmium</I>, a distinctive new genus of Proteaceae from North Queensland
JF  - Australian Journal of Botany
JO  - Aust. J. Bot.
Y1  - 1975
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SP  - 165
EP  - 172
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9750165 
N2  - The rain-forest tree described by C. T. White as Orites racemosa is shown to have no close relationship with Orites. The genus Sphalmium is here described with the single species S. racemosum (C. T. White) Briggs et al. An amplified description is provided and the genus is discussed in relation to a current review of the systematics and phylogeny of the Proteaceae. Both morphology and karyotype (2n = 24, chromosomes c. 2.0-3.7 µm long) present difficulties in determining its subfamilial position, and the bearing on this of similar difficulties with Carnarvonia is considered. The wood anatomy of Sphalmium and Placospermum is described and discussed. 
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