Bikkia tetrandra

Bikkia tetrandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Bikkia
Species:	B. tetrandra
Binomial name
	Bikkia tetrandra; (L.f.) A.Rich.
Synonyms
	Portlandia tetrandra L.f. ; Cormigonus tetrandus (L.f.) Kuntze ; Bikkia australis var. commersoniana DC. ; Petesia carnosa Hook. & Arn. ; Bikkia hombroniana Brongn. ; Bikkia mariannensis Brongn. ; Cormigonus mariannensis (Brongn.) W.Wight ; Bikkia comptonii S.Moore ; Bikkiopsis comptonii (S.Moore) Baum.-Bod. ;

Bikkia tetrandra (Chamorro: gausali) is an herbaceous member of the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Papuasia and islands of the western Pacific.^[1] The stems ignite easily and can be used to make torches or candles.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bikkia tetrandra". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ Raulerson, Lynn (1992). Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands.

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[WCSP-1] "Bikkia tetrandra". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

[2] Raulerson, Lynn (1992). Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands.

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