Biology:Pittosporum rarotongense
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Pittosporum rarotongense | |
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| Pittosporum rarotongense found in central Rarotonga | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Pittosporaceae |
| Genus: | Pittosporum |
| Species: | P. rarotongense
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| Binomial name | |
| Pittosporum rarotongense Hemsl. (1903)[2]
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Pittosporum rarotongense (known as the Cook Islands pittosporum, kavakava or Mimi-ō-‘Ina) is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Pittosporaceae.[1][3] It is endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro.[3] On Rarotonga, it grows inland in the island's temperate cloud forest habitat.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cook Islands Pittosporum, Pittosporum rarotongense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 21 March 2011. 21 March 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203520/2767597. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "Pittosporum rarotongense Hemsl.". Plants of the World. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:684663-1. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pittosporum rarotongense". Cook Islands Biodiversity. http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6546. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ Merlin, Mark D. (1985). "Woody Vegetation in the Upland Region of Rarotonga, Cook Islands". Pacific Science 39 (1): 81–99. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/5093389.pdf. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q81735210 entry
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