Beauprea gracilis
Species of flowering plant
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Beauprea gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is a shrub or tree, found in the forests and shrublands of New Caledonia. The species is common, and classified as of Least Concern.
| Beauprea gracilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Beauprea |
| Species: | B. gracilis |
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| Beauprea gracilis | |
Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart and Jean Antoine Arthur Gris named and described the species in 1872.[2]
Distribution
Beauprea gracilis is endemic to the wet tropical biome of New Caledonia.[3] It is found in forests and maquis shrubland, in the south-east and north-west of Grande Terre. The species occurs across an area of around 9,238 square kilometres (3,567 sq mi), at elevations from 5–850 metres (16–2,789 ft).[1]
