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Brackenridgea nitida

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Species of flowering plant

Brackenridgea nitida
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Brackenridgea
Species: B. nitida
Binomial name
Brackenridgea nitida
A.Gray (1854)
Subspecies
  • Brackenridgea nitida subsp. australiana (F.Muell.) P.O.Karis
  • Brackenridgea nitida subsp. nitida

Brackenridgea nitida is a species of flowering plant in family Ochnaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Fiji and Queensland.

Two subspecies are accepted:

  • 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Brackenridgea nitida A.Gray. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Brackenridgea nitida
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