Ophiorrhiza australiana
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| Australian snakeroot | |
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| Flower buds | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ophiorrhiza |
| Species: | O. australiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophiorrhiza australiana | |
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.[4][5][6]
Two subspecies are recognised:[3][4][5][6]
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. australiana
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. heterostyla Halford
