Dubouzetia facts for kids
Dubouzetia is a group of about eleven types of plants. These plants can be small shrubs or even large trees. They belong to a plant family called Elaeocarpaceae. You can find them growing naturally in places like New Caledonia, New Guinea, the Moluccas, and parts of Australia (the Northern Territory and north-eastern Queensland).
Some Dubouzetia species grow as small trees under taller ones in rainforests. Others become smaller shrubs in drier forests. In Australia, two rare types are only found on rocky sandstone areas. One of these, D. saxatilis, is very rare in north-eastern Queensland. The government there says it's "vulnerable," meaning it's at risk of disappearing in the wild.
Discovering Dubouzetia
Scientists first officially named and described the Dubouzetia group in 1861. This happened when French botanists Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart and Jean Antoine Arthur Gris studied a type from New Caledonia called D. campanulata.
Since then, many more types of Dubouzetia have been named and described. Scientists sometimes also review and update the information about the whole group.
Types of Dubouzetia Plants
Here are some of the known species (types) of Dubouzetia:
- Dubouzetia acuminata – Found only in New Caledonia.
- Dubouzetia australiensis – Found only in the Northern Territory, Australia.
- Dubouzetia campanulata – Found only in New Caledonia.
- Dubouzetia caudiculata – Also known as D. leionema, found only in New Caledonia.
- Dubouzetia confusa – Found only in New Caledonia.
- Dubouzetia dentata – Found only on Seram Island in the Moluccas.
- Dubouzetia elegans – Found in New Guinea and New Caledonia.
- var. elegans – Also known as D. parviflora, found only in New Caledonia.
- var. novoguineensis – Also known as D. novoguineensis, found in New Guinea.
- Dubouzetia galorei – Found only in New Guinea.
- Dubouzetia guillauminii – Found only in New Caledonia.
- Dubouzetia kairoi – Found only in New Guinea.
- Dubouzetia saxatilis – Found only in north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
See also
In Spanish: Dubouzetia para niños
