Coelospermum reticulatum

Coelospermum reticulatum
	Coelospermum reticulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Coelospermum
Species:	C. reticulatum
Binomial name
	Coelospermum reticulatum; (F.Muell.) Benth.
Synonyms
	Pogonolobus reticulatus F.Muell.; Caelospermum reticulatum;

Coelospermum reticulatum is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to New Guinea, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. Its natural habitat is dry rainforest and moister Eucalyptus woodland. The plant is an important source of dye for Aboriginal people. The former genus Pogonolobus with its sole species, Pogonolobus reticulatus, has been synonymised with this species.^[1]

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Bark
Flowers

References

^ Razafimandimbison SG, McDowell TD, Halford DA, Bremer B (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): 879–886. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.007. PMID 19394432.

External links

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Coelospermum reticulatum

[Razafim2009-1] Razafimandimbison SG, McDowell TD, Halford DA, Bremer B (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): 879–886. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.007. PMID 19394432.

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