Gillbeea whypallana


Gillbeea whypallana, commonly known as pink alder, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is native to a small part of the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, from about Rossville southwards to the Mount Lewis National Park. It is a tree to about tall, which grows in rainforest, particularly in close proximity to watercourses.

Description

Gillbeea whypallana is a tree growing to about in height and up to diameter with nondescript bark, with a straight trunk and nondescript bark. Stipules are quite large, about wide and long, with toothed margins. The leaves are compound with up to seven leaflets, including a terminal leaflet. Most parts of the plant are densely hairy.
The inflorescences are panicles appearing at the ends of the branches, and may be long. Flowers have four or five petals and sepals and are about diameter. They have ten stamens in two whorls, the outer ones about long, inner whorl about long. The ovary usually has three, sometimes four, and the is orange. The fruit is a three- or four-winged samara.

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in rainforest areas of northeast Queensland north of about Julatten, at altitudes from close to sea level up to about. It favours wetter areas, such as gullies and beside watercourses.

Conservation

, this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.