Byrsophyllum tetrandrum
| Byrsophyllum tetrandrum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Byrsophyllum |
| Species: | B. tetrandrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Byrsophyllum tetrandrum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gardenia tetrandra Bedd. | |
Byrsophyllum tetrandrum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a small tree native to Agastyamalai in the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India, where it grows in submontane forest. Its habitat has been damaged from exposure to fires, animal grazing, commercial agriculture and deforestation.[1]
The species was first described as Gardenia tetrandra by Richard Henry Beddome in 1868. In 1874 Beddome placed the species in genus Byrsophyllum as B. tetrandrum.[2]
References
- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Byrsophyllum tetrandrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T32495A9705251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32495A9705251.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Byrsophyllum tetrandrum (Bedd.) Bedd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2026.