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Noadendron is a monotypic genus—i.e. a genus containing only one species—of plants in the witch-hazel family Hamamelidaceae. It is the third described of three monotypic Australian genera in this family, the others being Ostrearia and Neostrearia. It is most closely related to these genera, as well as Trichocladus (4 species) from southern Africa and Dicoryphe (13 species) from Madagascar, and together these five genera form a distinct clade within Hamamelidaceae.
The sole species in this genus is Noahdendron nicholasii, commonly known as noahdendron, was described in 1985 and is endemic to the rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia.
Noahdendron is entirely restricted to a single catchment in the Daintree National Park. Noah Creek is about 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Cape Tribulation, and it is within this watershed that the species occurs. The altitudinal range of the plant is from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft), and the area of occupancy is just 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Noahdendron by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
