Coelospermum reticulatum

Coelospermum reticulatum
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Coelospermum
Species:	C. reticulatum
Binomial name
Coelospermum reticulatum (F.Muell.) Benth.[2][3]
Synonyms[2][3]
Pogonolobus reticulatus F.Muell.

Coelospermum reticulatum, commonly known as medicine bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae native to New Guinea, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.^[3] Its natural habitat is dry rainforest and wetter Eucalyptus woodland.^{[citation needed]} It was originially described as Pogonolobus reticulatus in 1858, before being transferred to its current name in 1867.^[4] The plant is an important source of dye for Aboriginal people.^{[citation needed]}

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  Foliage
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  Flowers
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  Fruit
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  Trunk & bark

References

1. "Coelospermum reticulatum". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
2. "Coelospermum reticulatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
3. "Coelospermum reticulatum (F.Muell.) Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
4. Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G.; McDowell, Timothy D.; Halford, David A.; Bremer, Birgitta (2009). "Molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the tribe Morindeae (Rubiaceae–Rubioideae): How to circumscribe Morinda L. To be monophyletic?". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 883. Bibcode:2009MolPE..52..879R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.007. PMID 19394432.