Didymocheton muelleri (miva mahogany)


Didymocheton muelleri (Benth.) Mabb. (2021 October 30)
(Synonym since 2021: Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle (Miq.) Mabb. (1994) sensu Australia ).
(Synonym since Mabberley 1994: Dysoxylum molle Miq. (1868)
–the basionym [base name] for Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle (Miq.) Mabb. (1994) ). 
(Synonym since Mabberley 1994 : Dysoxylum muelleri Benth. (1863)
–brought back as the base name for this Didymocheton muelleri (Benth.) Mabb. (2021 October 30) ).

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., central eastern Qld. and southwards as far as north eastern New South Wales.
Altitudinal range from sea level to 800 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest on a variety of sites but is more common in lowland and upland rain forests.
Also occurs in Malesia and the SW Pacific islands.

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Harden et al (2024) Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, quotation: "

Habitat and Distribution:

In lowland subtropical rain forest, Gallery rain forest and littoral rain forest; 
north from the Bellinger River, N.S.W., to near Cooktown, N Qld;
also Pacific Islands and Malesia.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

 

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Didymocheton muelleri (Benth.) Mabb. (2021 October 30): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/51459314/api/apni-format .
(Synonym since 2021: Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle (Miq.) Mabb. (1994) in the sense of in Australia → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/139773/api/apni-format ).
Quotation of the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH 2022 September 29th): 
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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC 

nomenclatural synonym: Dysoxylum molle Miq.
taxonomic synonym: Dysoxylon muelleri Benth. orth. var.
taxonomic synonym: Dysoxylum muelleri Benth.
taxonomic synonym: Alliaria muelleri (Benth.) Kuntze
taxonomic synonym: Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. (Tolga Scrub V.K.Moriarty 1939)

APC Dist.: Qld, NSW
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Viewed: 2025 May 26th .

 

• Ngugi L B, Qld Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024. 
Didymocheton muelleri (Benth.) Mabb. [2021] – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024 
Dataset Accessed: 2025 September 19th . 

 

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) 
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria
Didymocheton muelleri 

Mobile devices (phones and tablets) app.: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-mobile-app/
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-plants-of-australia-2-0-mobile-app/ 

Computer (desktops and laptops) software: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-desktop-app/  
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/publications/
Viewed: 2025 May 26th . 

 

• Zich Frank A., Bernie P. M. Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A. Kerrigan (2020) 
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
As: Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle (Miq.) Mabb. (1994) sensu Australia fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Dysoxylum_mollissimum_subsp._molle.htm  
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 May 26th .

 

• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System).
As: Dysoxylum mollissimum Blume sensu Australia: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Dysoxylum~mollissimum
As: Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle (Miq.) Mabb. (1994) sensu Australia: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Dysoxylum~mollissimum 
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney.
Viewed: 2025 May 26th .

 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T. (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
As: Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle (Miq.) Mabb. (1994) sensu Australia —pages: (287–) 289–290 (–292).
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .

 

• Holzmeyer Laura, Frank Hauenschild, David J. Mabberley and Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl (2021 October 30)
Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae),
with revised disposition of currently accepted species.
Taxon 70 (6): (1248–) 1261–1262 (–1272) .
https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12591
Viewed: 2025 May 26th .

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