Glochidion longfieldiae

Glochidion longfieldiae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Glochidion
Species:	G. longfieldiae
Binomial name
Glochidion longfieldiae (Ridl.) F.Br. (1935)
Synonyms [2]
Phyllanthus longfieldiaeRidl. (1926)

Glochidion longfieldiae, or kaema in the Rapa language, is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rapa in the Austral Islands in French Polynesia. ^{[3] [4]} Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is extremely closely related to the tree Glochidion rapaense , which is also endemic to Rapa. ^[5]

References

1. Florence, J. (1998). "Glochidion longfieldiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T35071A9909323. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35071A9909323.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Glochidion longfieldiae (Ridl.) F.Br. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 26 May 2023.
3. Florence, J. (1997) Flore de la Polynésie française, vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l'ORSTOM.
4. Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Rapa, îles Australes: guide de la flore indigène et endémique Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine . Papeete: Direction de l'Environnement, Government of French Polynesia.
5. 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.