Ophiorrhiza australiana, commonly known as Australian snakeroot, is a rainforest shrub in the coffee family Rubiaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1867 by the English botanist George Bentham.[4][5][6]
| Australian snakeroot | |
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| Flower buds | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ophiorrhiza |
| Species: | O. australiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophiorrhiza australiana | |
Two subspecies are recognised:[3][4][5][6]
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. australiana
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. heterostyla Halford
Conservation
editThis species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 19 October 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. australiana". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Ophiorrhiza australiana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Ophiorrhiza australiana Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. australiana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. heterostyla". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b Halford, D.A. (1991). "The genus Ophiorrhiza L. (Rubiaceae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 3 (3): 369–375. doi:10.5962/p.365761. JSTOR 41738777.
External links
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