Glochidion rapaense

Glochidion rapaense
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific 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.