Bikkia tetrandra

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]

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
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.

References
  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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