Coprosma laevigata

Coprosma laevigata
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Coprosma
Species:	C. laevigata
Binomial name
Coprosma laevigata Cheeseman, 1903 [2]

Coprosma laevigata, the Rarotongan coprosma, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Rubiaceae family. ^[3]

Distribution

It is an endemic species to the Cook Islands. ^[4]

Taxonomy

It was named by Thomas Cheeseman, in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 283, in 1903. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. de Lange, P.; Martin, T.; McCormack, G. (2014). "Coprosma laevigata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T199830A2613143. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199830A2613143.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Cheeseman, Thomas F. (May 1903). "The Flora of Rarotonga, the chief Island of the Cook Group". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany. 6 (6): 283-284. doi:10.1111/J.1095-8339.1903.TB00277.X. ISSN   1945-9459. OCLC   253068951. Wikidata   Q55760419.
3. Citizen science observations for Coprosma laevigata at iNaturalist
4. "Cook Islands Biodiversity : Coprosma laevigata - Rarotonga Coprosma". cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
5. "Coprosma laevigata Cheeseman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
6. "Coprosma laevigata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 25 July 2021.

External links

• Coprosma laevigata Cheeseman on Digital Public Library of America