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Lysiana subfalcata (Hook.) Barlow
Widespread in Queensland and the NT. There are red and yellow forms.The Lysiana sp around Cairns has fruits consistent with Lysiana spathulata.A yellowed flowered variety grows on Allocasuarina torulosa on the Great Dividing Range in North Queensland. The form at Mt Carbine meets some criteria for Lysiana exocarpi ssp exocarpi and a vouchered specimen has been sent for identification.
 
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Flowers Description:Buds and Leaves
Location: Mt Edith, North Queensland Location: Mt Edith, North Queensland
GPS coordinates:17˚ 06.389S,145˚ 32.917E GPS coordinates:17˚ 06.389S,145˚ 32.917E
Host  plant:Allocasuarina torulosa Host  plant:Allocasuarina torulosa
Date of photo:10th July 2011 Date of photo:10th July 2011
Field No.:884A Field No.:884A
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Flowers Description:Buds and Leaves
Location: Paluma Range, North Queensland Location: Paluma Range, North Queensland
GPS coordinates:19˚ 0.027S,146˚ 15.595E GPS coordinates:19˚ 0.027S,146˚ 15.595E
Host  plant:Allocasuarina sp Host  plant:Allocasuarina sp
Date of photo:10th April 2009 Date of photo:10th April 2009
Field No.:449 Field No.:449
Update 2011:The tree with this plant was destroyed in Cyclone Yasi 2011. Other plants were identified locally in 2011.
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Whole plant Description:Buds
Location: Paluma turnoff, Bruce Highway,North Queensland Location: Paluma turnoff, Bruce Highway,North Queensland
GPS coordinates:19˚ 6.029S, 146˚ 27.909E GPS coordinates:19˚ 6.029S, 146˚ 27.909E
Host  plant:Acacia leptocarpa Host  plant:Acacia leptocarpa
Date of photo: 5th April 2010 Date of photo: 5th April 2010
Field No.:592 Field No.:592
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata (yellow form)
Description:Whole plant Description:Flowers
Location: Blackall , Queensland Location: Roma Hospital, Roma, Queensland
GPS coordinates:N/A GPS coordinates:N/A
Host  plant: Bauhinia carronii Host  plant:Bauhinia carronii
Date of photo:24th March 2009 Date of photo:11th August 2010
Field No.:N/A Field No.:N/A
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Flowers Description:Plants and host
Location: Mt Carbine Bridge,North Queensland Location: Mt Spurgeon Rd, Mt Carbine, North Queensland
GPS coordinates:16˚31.717S, 145˚ 8.043E GPS coordinates:16˚31.698S, 145˚ 8.196E
Host  plant:Melaleuca sp Host  plant:Melaleuca quinquinervia
Date of photo:5th June 2010 Date of photo:17th June 2012
Field No.:N/A Field No.:1092 Vouchered specimen
Growing in same tree: Decaisnina brittennii ssp brittenii  
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Flowers Description:Plants and host
Location: Mt Carbine Bridge,North Queensland Location: Mt Spurgeon Rd, Mt Carbine, North Queensland
GPS coordinates:16˚31.717S, 145˚ 8.043E GPS coordinates:16˚31.698S, 145˚ 8.196E
Host  plant:Melaleuca sp Host  plant:Melaleuca quinquinervia
Date of photo:5th June 2010 Date of photo:17th June 2012
Field No.:N/A Field No.:1092 Vouchered specimen
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Flowers and Fruit Description:Fruits
Location: Cooper's Creek,Windorah,Queensland Location: Road to Trephina Gorge NT
GPS coordinates:N/A GPS coordinates:23˚ 34.14S 134˚  22.931E
Host  plant:Unknown Host  plant:Acacia salicina
Date of photo:1st  July 2009 Date of photo:1st October 2010
Field No.:N/A Field No.:N/A
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Plant Description:Germinating seeds
Location: Flinders Highway,White Mountains, North  Queensland Location: Flinders Highway,White Mountains, North  Queensland
GPS coordinates:20˚42.420S 145˚ 13.849E GPS coordinates:20˚42.420S 145˚ 13.849E
Host  plant:Santalum lanceolatum Host  plant:Santalum lanceolatum
Date of photo:10th June 2012 Date of photo:10th June 2012
Field No.:1084 Vouchered specimen Field No.:1084 Vouchered specimen
   
Lysiana subfalcata Lysiana subfalcata
Description:Flowers Description:Fruit
Location: Flinders Highway,White Mountains, North  Queensland Location: Flinders Highway,White Mountains, North  Queensland
GPS coordinates:20˚42.420S 145˚ 13.849E GPS coordinates:20˚42.420S 145˚ 13.849E
Host  plant:Santalum lanceolatum Host  plant:Santalum lanceolatum
Date of photo:10th June 2012 Date of photo:10th June 2012
Field No.:1081 Vouchered specimen Field No.:1081 Vouchered specimen
   
   

 

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