Steganthera laxiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Monimiaceae
Subfamilia: Mollinedioideae
Genus: Steganthera
Species: Steganthera laxiflora
Subspecies: S. l. subsp. laxiflora – S. l. subsp. lewisensis

Name

Steganthera laxiflora (Benth.) Whiffin & Foreman, Fl. Australia 2: 452 (2007)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Kibara laxiflora Benth., Fl. Austral. 5: 289 (1870)
  • Mollinedia laxiflora (Benth.) F.Muell., Syst. Census Austral. Pl.: 3 (1882)
  • Tetrasynandra laxiflora (Benth.) Perkins, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 568 (1898)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Whiffin, T.P. & Foreman, D.B. Monimiaceae. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) 2007. Flora of Australia 2. Winteraceae to Platanaceae. 486 pp. Australian Biological Resources Study/CSIRO Publishing, Canberra PDF

Links

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Steganthera laxiflora Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 15 November 2025.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Steganthera laxiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Steganthera laxiflora. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.
• WFO Plant List 2025. Steganthera laxiflora. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Tetra Beech

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