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JaneR wrote:

10 Jan 2025

Nymphaea sp. N. nouchali has 7 to 10 petals only.

Nymphaea sp.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

29 Dec 2024

By the way, clearly enough keys out to this species Erythrina vespertilio !

Erythrina vespertilio

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

10 Dec 2024

Yes – one of the indigenous species of *Erythrina* genus – i'll have to check if i can identify to species with only these leaves, eg. *Erythrina vespertilio* will be one candidate species name .

Quick names and herbaria' specimens searches' references i am using :

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) :
https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Erythrina&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&inc._other=&max=100&display=apni&search=true

• Australasian Virtual Herbarium :
https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?q=text%3AErythrina+AND+(state%3AQueensland+OR+cl2117%3AQueensland)&disableAllQualityFilters=true&qc=data_hub_uid%3Adh9&wkt=MULTIPOLYGON(((142.91290283203125+-16.446622271646618,142.91290283203125%20-19.11402921576198,145.28594970703125%20-19.11402921576198,145.28594970703125%20-16.446622271646618,142.91290283203125%20-16.446622271646618)))#tab_mapView

• https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/871

• https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/6626

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Erythrina vespertilio

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

3 Dec 2024

I reckon *Psilotum nudum* too,
yet systematically following the botanical keys i read at the time says *Psilotum nudum* usually does not have as flattened stems as this sighting's and pointing somewhat towards *P. complanatum* genes (one of the motivations for sharing this sighting here, as i have other clearly *Psilotum nudum* sightings not in here) .

Introgressions happen a lot in plants especially in edge areas or disturbed areas .

At this location this small area of street tree, is surrounded by largely treeless suburbia, so in evolutionary time scale terms quite unusual habitat for this species and we anticipate unusual interactions .

Clearly detecting introgression and evidencing it sufficiently to publish is a whole 'nother level of work (of course).

Psilotum nudum

lbradley wrote:

3 Dec 2024

It was roadside. I thought it was probably an exotic.

Neustanthus phaseoloides