| Australian snakeroot | |
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| Flower buds | |
| Conservation status | |
| Least Concern (NCA) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophiorrhiza australiana Benth. | |
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.
Two subspecies are recognised:
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. australiana
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. heterostyla Halford
Conservation
This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. As of 19 October 2024, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ophiorrhiza australiana Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ophiorrhiza australiana | |