Guettarda speciosa
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Guettarda speciosa, with common names sea randa, or zebra wood,[3][4] is a species of shrub in the family Rubiaceae found in coastal habitats in tropical areas around the Pacific Ocean, including the coastline of central and northern Queensland and Northern Territory in Australia, and Pacific Islands, including Micronesia, French Polynesia and Fiji, Malaysia and Indonesia, Maldives and the east coast of Africa. It reaches 6 m in height, has fragrant white flowers, and large green prominently-veined leaves. It grows in sand above the high tide mark.
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Guettarda speciosa | |
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Guettarda speciosa (artist John Lindley) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Guettarda |
Species: | G. speciosa |
Binomial name | |
Guettarda speciosa | |
Occurrence data from GBIF[2] |
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