Ophiorrhiza australiana
| Australian snakeroot | |
|---|---|
| Flower buds | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ophiorrhiza |
| Species: | O. australiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophiorrhiza australiana | |
Ophiorrhiza australiana, commonly known as Australian snakeroot, is a rainforest shrub in the coffee family Rubiaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1867 by the English botanist George Bentham.
Two subspecies are recognised:
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. australiana
- Ophiorrhiza australiana subsp. heterostyla Halford