Biology:Psychotria whistleri
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| Psychotria whistleri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Psychotria |
| Species: | P. whistleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Psychotria whistleri Fosberg
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Psychotria whistleri, the Rarotonga psychotria, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Rubiaceae family.
Description
Small shrub that grows up to 2 meters tall, with black, brittle stems. The leaves are glossy green on both sides, oval-shaped, and grow in clusters at the tips of the branches. They are up to 9 cm long and 3 cm wide, tapering to a sharp tip and base, with smooth edges and 1 cm stalks. The flowers are white, about 15 mm across, with a 1 cm tubular base and five narrow petals up to 7 mm long. The fruits are oval, about 10 mm long and 5 mm wide, and turn red when ripe.[1]
Distribution
It is an endemic species to Cook Islands.[1][2]
Taxonomy
It was named by Francis Fosberg, in Micronesica 23: 3 in 1990.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cook Islands Biodiversity : Psychotria whistleri - Rarotonga Psychotria". http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6586.
- ↑ "Polynesian Endemic Plants". http://www.terrestrial-biozones.net/Endemic%20Floras/Polynesian%20Endemics.html.
- ↑ "Psychotria whistleri Fosberg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1004485-1.
- ↑ "New and noteworthy Cook Island plants". http://micronesica.org/sites/default/files/1-_new20and20noteworthy20cook20island20plants20micronesica20vol.202320no.20120june201990-2.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q81735424 entry
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