Brackenridgea nitida
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| Brackenridgea nitida | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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Brackenridgea nitida is a species of flowering plant in family Ochnaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Fiji and Queensland.[2]
Two subspecies are accepted:[2]
- 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.[1]
