Glochidion rapaense

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Glochidion rapaense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Glochidion
Species:
G. rapaense
Binomial name
Glochidion rapaense
J.Florence (1996)

Glochidion rapaense, also known by its synonym Phyllanthus rapaense, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rapa in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.[2] Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is extremely closely related to Glochidion longfieldiae, which is also endemic to Rapa.[3]

References

  1. ^ Florence, J. (1998). "Glochidion rapaense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38996A10157405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38996A10157405.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Florence, J. (1997) Flore de la Polynésie française, vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l'ORSTOM.
  3. ^ Hembry, D. H.; Kawakita, A.; Gurr, N. E.; Schmaedick, M. A.; Baldwin, B. G.; Gillespie, R. G. (2013) "Non-congruent colonizations and diversification in a coevolving pollination mutualism on oceanic islands." Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 280: 20130361.