Biology:Procris pedunculata
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Short description: Species of plant
| Procris pedunculata | |
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| Procris pedunculata immature and mature (orange) fruits. Dededo, Guam | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Procris |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ProcrisP. pedunculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/ProcrisProcris pedunculata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Wedd.
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Procris pedunculata is a plant native to the Indian Ocean, Malesia and Pacific Ocean islands.[1]
Distribution
The plant is known to be native to the following regions:[1]
- Indian Ocean (Christmas Islands, Mauritius, Réunion)
- Western Pacific Ocean (Philippines)
- Australia (Queensland)
- Malesia (Comoros, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya)
- Micronesian Islands (Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands)
- Melanesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu)
- Polynesia (Cook Islands, Marquesas, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Society Islands, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands, Wallis-Futuna Island)
Ecology
In the Mariana Islands, Procris pedunculata and Elatostema species are two native plants that serve as host to the endangered Mariana eight spot butterfly (Hypolimnas octocula marianensis).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Procris pedunculata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Wedd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:856347-1.
- ↑ "Mariana Eight-spot Butterfly (Hypolimnas octocula marianensis) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service" (in en). https://www.fws.gov/species/mariana-eight-spot-butterfly-hypolimnas-octocula-marianensis.
Wikidata ☰ Q15553668 entry
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