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''Gardenia ovularis'' is a small tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to a very restricted part of north east Queensland, namely the coastal
rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...
s from the Bloomfield River southwards to Etty Bay, and with a further isolated occurrence at Mount Elliot, south of Townsville It was first described by Frederick Manson Bailey in 1893.


Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern. , it has not been assessed by the
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References


External links

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of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
View observations
of this species on iNaturalist
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of this species on Flickriver {{Taxonbar , from=Q15455821 ovularis Endemic flora of Queensland Taxa named by Frederick Manson Bailey Plants described in 1893