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Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P. Simmons
Yellowberry Bush
A species from northern Australia. Previously known as Maytenus cunninghamii. The name change is described in the article cited below.

	*Denhamia cunninghamii*	*Denhamia cunninghamii*

	Description:Flower	Description:Flowers
	Location: Road to Mt Mulligan, North Queensland	Location: Road to Mt Mulligan, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚58.5138S, 145˚01.1346E	GPS coordinates:16˚58.5138S, 145˚01.1346E
	Date of photo:21 February 2016	Date of photo:21 February 2016
	Field No.:3897	Field No.:3897

	*Denhamia cunninghamii*	*Denhamia cunninghamii*

	Description:Leaves	Description:Flower - side view
	Location: Hervey's Range, North Queensland	Location: Road to Mt Mulligan, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:N/A	GPS coordinates:16˚58.5138S, 145˚01.1346E
	Date of photo:6 November 2011	Date of photo:21 February 2016
	Field No.:U879	Field No.:3897

	*Denhamia cunninghamii*	*Denhamia cunninghamii*

	Description:Fruit	Description:Flowers and buds
	Location: Road to Mt Mulligan, North Queensland	Location: Petford, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚58.5138S, 145˚01.1346E	GPS coordinates:17˚14.3710S, 145˚00.2510E
	Date of photo:21 February 2016	Date of photo:30 December 2007
	Field No.:3897	Field No.:U880

	*Denhamia cunninghamii*	*Denhamia cunninghamii*

	Description:Flowers and leaves	Description:Leaves
	Location: Road to Mt Mulligan, North Queensland	Location: Petford, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚58.5138S, 145˚01.1346E	GPS coordinates:17˚14.3710S, 145˚00.2510E
	Date of photo:21 February 2016	Date of photo:30 December 2007
	Field No.:3897	Field No.:U880

	*Denhamia cunninghamii*	*Denhamia cunninghamii*

	Description:Tree in habitat	Description:Tree
	Location: Road to Mt Mulligan, North Queensland	Location: Road to Mt Mulligan, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚58.5138S, 145˚01.1346E	GPS coordinates:16˚58.5138S, 145˚01.1346E
	Date of photo:21 February 2016	Date of photo:21 February 2016
	Field No.:3897	Field No.:3897

	*Denhamia cunninghamii*	*Denhamia cunninghamii*

	Description:Leaves	Description:Leaves
	Location:17K E of Petford, North Queensland	Location:17K E of Petford, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚13.7772S, 145°00.2736E	GPS coordinates:17˚13.7772S, 145°00.2736E
	Date of photo:19 November 2017	Date of photo:19 November 2017
	Field No.:6288	Field No.:6288

	*Denhamia cunninghamii*	*Denhamia cunninghamii*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Tree in habitat
	Location:17K E of Petford, North Queensland	Location:17K E of Petford, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚13.7772S, 145°00.2736E	GPS coordinates:17˚13.7772S, 145°00.2736E
	Date of photo:19 November 2017	Date of photo:19 November 2017
	Field No.:6288	Field No.:6288

References (accessed 2 December 2017):

http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Maytenus_cunninghamii.htm

McKenna, M.J., Simmons, M.P., Bacon, C.D. & Lombardi, J.A. (2011), Delimitation of the segregate genera of Maytenus s.l. (Celastraceae) based on morphological and molecular characters. Systematic Botany 36(4):929

http://www.ttit.id.au/treepages/yellowberrybush.htm

https://www.jcu.edu.au/discover-nature-at-jcu/plants/plants-by-scientific-name2/denhamia-syn.-maytenus-cunninghamii

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