Biology:Myrsine cheesemanii

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Short description: Species of shrub

Myrsine cheesemanii
Myrsine cheesemanii (Mez) Fosberg and Sachet (AM AK77733).jpg
Herbarium specimen of Myrsine cheesemanii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Myrsine
Species:
M. cheesemanii
Binomial name
Myrsine cheesemanii
(Mez) Hemsl. ex Prain[2]

Myrsine cheesemanii, known as the Cook Islands myrsine or ka‘ika makatea (in Mangaia), is a species of shrub within the family Myrsinaceae.[2][3] It is endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro.[3]

References

  1. "Cook Islands Myrsine". IUCN Red List. 5 April 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58383259/58383340. Retrieved 18 September 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Myrsine cheesemanii". Plants of the World. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:589076-1. Retrieved 18 September 2020. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Myrsine cheesemanii". Cook Islands Biodiversity. http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6423. Retrieved 18 September 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15340861 entry