''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
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
.
References
External links
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View a mapof historical sightings of this species at the
Australasian Virtual Herbarium
View observationsof this species on
iNaturalist
View imagesof this species on
Flickriver
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ovularis
Endemic flora of Queensland
Taxa named by Frederick Manson Bailey
Plants described in 1893