Brackenridgea nitida
Appearance
Brackenridgea nitida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Ochnaceae |
Genus: | Brackenridgea |
Species: | B. nitida
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Binomial name | |
Brackenridgea nitida A.Gray (1854)
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Subspecies[2] | |
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Brackenridgea nitida is a species of flowering plant in family Ochnaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Fiji and Queensland.[2]
Two subspecies are accepted:[2]
- Brackenridgea nitida subsp. australiana (F.Muell.) P.O.Karis (synonyms Brackenridgea australiana F.Muell., Campylopora australiana (F.Muell.) Tiegh., and Gomphia australiana F.Muell.) – northern Queensland
- Brackenridgea nitida subsp. nitida – Fiji
In Fiji it is native to the islands of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, and Rabi, where it grows in dry open forests and dry transition forests.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pene, S., Bolatolu, W., Kasainaseva, L., Keppel, G., Koroi, I., Naikatini, A., Niukula, J., Young, E., Taoi, J., Rounds, I., Segaidina, M. & Tikoca, S. 2019. Brackenridgea nitida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T146681381A146682637. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T146681381A146682637.en. Accessed 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Brackenridgea nitida A.Gray. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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