Helicia australasica (creek silky oak)
Helicia australasica F.Muell. (1857) .
Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8),
quotation: "
Distribution and Ecology
Occurs in Northern Territory, Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld.
Altitudinal range from sea level to 1100 m.
Grows as an under-storey tree in monsoon forest, dry rain forest and well developed rain forest.
Also occurs in New Guinea.
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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):
Helicia australasica F.Muell. (1857): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/114512/api/apni-format .
Viewed: 2025 July 28th .
• 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'):
Helicia australasica F.Muell. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Helicia_australasica.htm
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 July 28th .
• Forster Paul I and M A Edginton, Queensland Herbarium (2025)
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Helicia australasica F.Muell. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 28th .
• Northern Territory Herbarium (2015–)
FloraNT Northern Territory Flora Online .
Helicia australasica F.Muell.: → https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=5077 .
Department of Land Resource Management .
→ http://eflora.nt.gov.au
Viewed: 2025 July 28th .
• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June)
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: 412 (–413) .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .
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