Coelospermum reticulatum
| Coelospermum reticulatum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coelospermum |
| Species: | C. reticulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Coelospermum reticulatum | |
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Coelospermum reticulatum, commonly known as medicine bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae native to New Guinea, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.[3] Its natural habitat is dry rainforest and wetter Eucalyptus woodland. It was originally described as Pogonolobus reticulatus in 1858, before being transferred to its current name in 1867.[4] The plant is an important source of dye for Aboriginal people.
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References
- ^ "Coelospermum reticulatum". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Coelospermum reticulatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Coelospermum reticulatum (F.Muell.) Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G.; McDowell, Timothy D.; Halford, David A.; Bremer, Birgitta (2009). "Molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the tribe Morindeae (Rubiaceae–Rubioideae): How to circumscribe Morinda L. To be monophyletic?". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 883. Bibcode:2009MolPE..52..879R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.007. PMID 19394432.