Species information Abo ut Reso urces Hom e A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Hollandaea sayeriana Click on images to enlarge Family Proteaceae Scientific Name Hollandaea porphyrocarpa A.J.Ford & P.H.Weston Smith, L.S. (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 67: 38. Common name Flowers and bud. Copyright Barry Jago Sayer's Silky Oak Stem Seldom exceeding 30 cm dbh. Oak grain in the wood and a corresponding pattern in the inner blaze. Leaves Oak grain in the twigs. Leaf blades usually rather large, about 10-22 x 6-14 cm. Petioles somewhat swollen at their junction with the twig. Scattered peg-like teeth on the margin of the leaf blade. Flowers Ramiflorous flowers. Copyright B. Gray Flowers pedicellate, common peduncle nil or very short. Tepals about 20-30 mm long. Hypogynous glands four, scutelliform. Ovary sessile, ovules about 12-16. Fruit Fruits allantoid to somewhat cylindrical, about 8-10 cm long, with a solitary rib on one side. Seeds +/- quadrangular in transverse section, about 2.5-3 x 2-2.5 cm. Testa thin and papery. Seedlings At the tenth leaf stage: leaf blade elliptic to obovate, margin serrate, teeth evenly spaced along the leaf blade margin, upper surface may have a few hairs along the midrib. Seed germination time 65 to 91 days. Ramiflorous flowers. Copyright Stanley Breeden Distribution and Ecology Endemic to NEQ, restricted to the area around the Bellenden Ker Range and Mt Bartle Frere and the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland. Altitudinal range from sea level to 800 m. Grows as an understory tree in well developed lowland and upland rain forest. Natural History & Notes An attractive small tree with potential for parks and home gardens. The long racemes of pink or purple flowers provide a striking effect. Fruit, side view, dehiscing and seed. Copyright W. T. Cooper Shrub (woody or herbaceous, 1-6 m tall) X Tree X Synonyms Hollandaea sayeri F.Muell., The Chemist and Druggist of Australasia 2 : 173(1887). Helicia sayeriana F.Muell., The Victorian Naturalist 3: 93(1887), Type: On the Russell-River; W. Sayer. RFK Code Copyright CSIRO 345 CC-BY Australian Tropical Herbarium unless otherwise indicated in the images. Scale bar 10mm. Copyright CSIRO 10th leaf stage, cotyledons still attached, hypogeal germination. Copyright CSIRO 10th leaf stage. Copyright CSIRO Cotyledon and 1st leaf stage, hypogeal germination. Copyright CSIRO.