Petalostigma pubescens

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
Synonyms
  • Petalostigma quadriloculare var. pubescens Müll.Arg.
  • Petalostigma quadriloculare var. nigrum Ewart & O.B.Davies
  • Petalostigma nummularium Airy Shaw

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