Baloghia parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with alternately arranged leaves, and white flowers. The species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Baloghia parviflora was described in 1942, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Taxonomy The species was described by Cyril Tenison White in 1942.
Distribution Baloghia parviflora is native to the wet tropical biome of Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia. It is endemic to Queensland.
The species grows in the understorey of mountainous rainforests, at elevations of .
Description Baloghia parviflora is a shrub or tree that grows up to high. It sometimes has a watery, pale red exudate.
The leaves are arranged alternately, and have stems. The leaves are cuneate-oblanceolate, obovate or oblong, long, and wide.
Baloghia parviflora has white flowers. The male flowers are long, wide, and grow on stems. The sepals are lanceolate-ovate, long, and around wide. The petals are lanceolate-ovate, long, and wide. The male flowers have ten to fifteen stamens.
The female flowers are long, wide, and grow on stems. The sepals are lanceolate-ovate, around long, and wide. The petals are lanceolate-ovate, long, and around wide. The plant flowers throughout the year.
The fruit is round, around long, and wide. The seeds are round or ellipsoid, long, and wide. The seeds take three to four weeks to germinate. The plant fruits throughout the year.
Conservation In 2023, the IUCN assessed Baloghia parviflora as of Least Concern. It has a large population, and faces no major threats.
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