Fitchia nutans

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Fitchia nutans
Fitchia nutans in Hooker 1845.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Fitchia
Species:
F. nutans
Binomial name
Fitchia nutans

Fitchia nutans is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The species was first described by British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1845. [2]

References

  1. Florence, J. (1998). "Fitchia nutans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T37925A10086925. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37925A10086925.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. The Gardeners' Chronicle: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Horticulture and Allied Subjects. Gardeners Chronicle. 1887.