Polyalthia submontana subsp. submontana

Polyalthia submontana (Jessup) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders subsp. submontana (2017 December 18) . 
Polyalthia submontana (Jessup) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (2012) . 
(Synomym since ca. 2012: Haplostichanthus submontanus Jessup (2007) ) . 
(Synonym since ca. 2007: Haplostichanthus sp. (Mt Finnigan L.W.Jessup 632) ) . 

Cf.: Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora (Jessup) Jessup (2017 December 18) . 

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

Distribution and Ecology

Endemic to the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., 
occurs as scattered populations at Big Tableland, Mt Finnigan, Cedar Bay and from Daintree to Mossman Gorge.
Altitudinal range from 40-1000 m.
Grows as an under-storey shrub or small tree in well developed rain forest,
more common on soils derived from metamorphic rocks.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:   

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Polyalthia submontana (Jessup) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders subsp. submontana (2017 December 18): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/9850923/api/apni-format . 
Polyalthia submontana (Jessup) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders (2012): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/246294/api/apni-format . 
Synomym since ca. 2012: Haplostichanthus submontanus Jessup (2007): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/191525/api/apni-format . 
Cf.: Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora (Jessup) Jessup (2017 December 18): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/9850438/api/apni-format . 
Viewed: 2026 March 23rd . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Polyalthia submontana (Jessup) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders subsp. submontana fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Polyalthia_submontana_subsp._submontana.htm .
Cf. Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora (Jessup) Jessup fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Polyalthia_submontana_subsp._sessiliflora.htm . 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 March 23rd .

• Field Ashley R, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Polyalthia submontana (Jessup) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders subsp. submontana – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Near threatened " . 
Cf.: Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora (Jessup) Jessup – "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 19th and Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status viewed 2026 March 23rd . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (22–) 23 as Haplostichanthus sp. (Mt Finnigan) .
Cf. Haplostichanthus sp. (Topaz) subsequently named: Polyalthia submontana subsp. sessiliflora (Jessup) Jessup (2017 December 18) . 
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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