Bikkia tetrandra (G.Forst.) A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Bikkia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
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Environment

Most commonly found on exposed, limestone cliff faces and on limestone boulders near the sea on the Island of Guam.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Habit

Bikkia tetrandra habit picture by Coordination Endemia (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Bikkia tetrandra leaf picture by Coordination Endemia (cc-by-sa)
Bikkia tetrandra leaf picture by nicoplant (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bikkia tetrandra flower picture by Coordination Endemia (cc-by-sa)
Bikkia tetrandra flower picture by nicoplant (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bikkia tetrandra world distribution map, present in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:744572-1
WFO ID wfo-0000341636
COL ID LTZG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 670715
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Synonyms

Portlandia tetrandra Bikkia comptonii Bikkia hombroniana Bikkia tetrandra Cormigonus tetrandus Hoffmannia amicorum Cormigonus mariannensis Bikkia grandiflora Bikkia mariannensis Portlandia tetrandra Bikkiopsis comptonii Petesia carnosa Bikkia australis var. commersoniana Bikkia australis Bikkia forsteriana Bikkia tetrandra