Alloxylon flammeum, commonly known as the Queensland tree waratah or red silky oak, is a medium-sized tree of the family Proteaceae found in the Queensland tropical rain forests. It has shiny green elliptical leaves up to 18 cm (7.2 in) long, and prominent orange-red inflorescences that appear from August to October, followed by rectangular woody seed pods that ripen in February and March. Juvenile plants have large (up to 25 cm (10 in) long) deeply lobed pinnate leaves. Previously known as Oreocallis wickhamii, the initial specimen turned out to be a different species to the one cultivated and hence a new scientific name was required. Described formally in 1991, A. flammeum was designated the type species of the genus Alloxylon. Alloxylon flammeum is a canopy or emergent tree of the Mabi rainforest community of north Queensland. It is readily adaptable to cultivation, and prefers a site with good drainage. The tree's terminal tubular flowers indicate that the species is pollinated by birds. It is listed nationally as vulnerable under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 as most of its habitat has been cleared for agriculture and logging.
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238:
Because of his father's advanced age, Gordian II was proclaimed joint Roman emperor with Gordian I. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_I
1508:
Ferdinand II of Aragon appointed Amerigo Vespucci to the post of Chief Navigator of Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci
1765:
The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the Thirteen Colonies in British America carry a tax stamp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765
1984:
In what would be the longest and costliest criminal trial in United States history, teachers at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were falsely charged with satanic ritual abuse of schoolchildren. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial
1995:
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov of the Soyuz programme returned from the Mir space station after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Polyakov
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perfusion: (medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perfusion
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I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment. --Marcel Marceau https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marcel_Marceau
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