Biology:Psychotria whistleri
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Psychotria whistleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
It is a small shrub, 2 meters high.[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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotria whistleri.
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