Petalostigma pubescens

Petalostigma pubescens, known as the quinine bush is a rainforest tree native to Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, New South Wales, Western Australia.^[1] It was first described by the botanist Karel Domin in 1927.^[2][3][4]

Petalostigma pubescens
quinine bush, Mt Archer National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Picrodendraceae
Genus:	Petalostigma
Species:	P. pubescens
Binomial name
Petalostigma pubescens Domin
Synonyms[1]
Petalostigma quadriloculare var. pubescens Müll.Arg. Petalostigma quadriloculare var. nigrum Ewart & O.B.Davies Petalostigma nummularium Airy Shaw

See also

• Territory Native Plants - Quinine Bush