Proteaceae Juss.
Oreocallis wickhamii W.Hill , legitimate, scientific
Hill, W. (1874), Appendix: Description of some of the plants discovered during the north-east coast expedition. Report on the Brisbane Botanic Garden: 6 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "This superb flowering tree was found at an elevation of 2,500 feet, on Bellenden-Kerr Range."
Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 23, Code 87 [secondary reference]
common name: Satin Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Pink Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Satin Oak [n/a]
Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 214 [secondary reference]
common name: Pink Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Satin Oak [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 25, 116, Code 87 [secondary reference]
common name: Satin Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Pink Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Satin Oak [n/a]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 469 (map), 481 (plate) [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Embothrium wickhamii W.Hill & F.Muell. legitimate
  • Etymology: "Named after John Clements Wickham (1794-1864), naval officer with Fitzroy and Darwin on the Beagle, which later, under Wickham's command, surveyed the northern Australian coasts, naming Port Darwin, Beagle Bay, and other places."
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Waratah Tree [n/a] common name: Tree Waratah [n/a] common name: Satin Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Satin Oak [n/a] common name: Red Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Red Oak [n/a] common name: Pink Silky Oak [n/a] common name: Lowland Bull Oak [n/a]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 28 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Alloxylon flammeum P.H.Weston & Crisp legitimate
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 405 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Alloxylon wickhamii (W.Hill & F.Muell.) P.H.Weston & Crisp legitimate
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 405 [unsourced misapplied]
misapplied to: Alloxylon flammeum P.H.Weston & Crisp legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Oreocallis wickhami W.Hill orth. var.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Alloxylon wickhamii (W.Hill & F.Muell.) P.H.Weston & Crisp legitimate