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Actephila foetida

Actephila foetida
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
NE. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Actephila foetida is a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae that is found only in a very restricted range within the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1927.

Where it grows

Actephila foetida is found in two widely separated populations, one each to the north and south of Cairns. The northern population occurs in the Cow Bay area between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation, and the southern population occurs between Harvey Creek and Babinda. The species' total area of occupancy is just 28 km2 (11 sq mi). The plant grows in undisturbed rainforest as an understorey shrub, at altitudes from sea level to about 100 m (330 ft).

Other Actephila plants

Actephila excelsa · Actephila grandifolia · Actephila · Actephila · Actephila

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Actephila foetida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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