Pennantia endlicheri
| Pennantia endlicheri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pennantiaceae |
| Genus: | Pennantia |
| Species: | P. endlicheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pennantia endlicheri | |
Pennantia endlicheri, also known as Norfolk Island brown beech, is a flowering plant in the Pennantiaceae family. It is endemic to the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It was originally described in 1842 by Austrian botanist Siegfried Reissek.[2][1]
Description
The species grows as a large shrub or a tree up to 10 m in height. It has small white flowers which are functionally dioecious.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The trees occur in sheltered moist palm valley forest, moist upland hardwood forest and pine-hardwood ridge forest, mainly in the Norfolk Island National Park. Threats include competition with invasive weeds and seed predation by rodents. The species' conservation status has been assessed as Endangered.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Norfolk Island Region Threatened Species Recovery Plan" (PDF). Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Commonwealth of Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- 1 2 "Pennantia endlicheri Reissek". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-03.