Barklya

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus: Barklya
Species: B. syringifolia
Name

Barklya F.Muell., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 158. 1859.
Type species: Barklya syringifolia F.Muell.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Bauhinia subg. Barklya (F.Muell.) Wunderlin, K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen, Kong. Danske Vidensk. Selsk., Biol. Skr. 28: 18. 1987.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Mueller, F.J.H. v. (1859) Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. London 3: 158.

Additional references

Wunderlin, R.P. (2010) Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Phytoneuron 2010-48: 1–5. Mailed 3 Nov 2010.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Barklya in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Barklya. Published online. Accessed: Sep 04 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Barklya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Sep 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Barklya is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. The sole species is Barklya syringifolia, commonly known as golden crown or golden glory.[1][2][3][4] It grows in rainforest to 20 metres tall. Recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in rain forest.[5] It is often used as an ornamental.

The genus and species was formally described in 1859 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. Mueller's description was based on plant material collected by the superintendent of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Walter Hill, in the vicinity of Pine River to the north of Brisbane.[1]
References

"Barklya syringifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Barklya". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Barklya". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"The Plant List entry for Barklya". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"Plant Net—New South Wales Flora Online". Bauhinia syringifolia. NSW Government. Retrieved 11 January 2012.