Wetria australiensis
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| Wetria australiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Wetria |
| Species: | W. australiensis |
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| Wetria australiensis | |
Wetria australiensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Papua New Guinea and the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a small tree to about 15 m (49 ft) tall, first described in 1994 by New Zealand-born botanist Paul Irwin Forster.[5][6]
Conservation
As of March 2025[update], this species has been assessed to be endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and critically endangered by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][2]
