Glochidion temehaniense

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Glochidion temehaniense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Glochidion
Species:
G. temehaniense
Binomial name
Glochidion temehaniense
J.W.Moore (1963)
Synonyms [2]

Phyllanthus temehaniensis(J.W.Moore) W.L.Wagner & Lorence (2011)

Glochidion temehaniense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus temehaniensis, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. [3] Like all other species of Glochidion , it is pollinated by leafflower moths in the genus Epicephala . [4]

References

  1. Florence, J. (1998). "Glochidion temehaniense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T35077A9909595. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35077A9909595.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Glochidion temehaniense J.W.Moore. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. Florence, J. (1997) Flore de la Polynésie française, vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l'ORSTOM.
  4. Hembry, D. H.; Okamoto, T.; Gillespie, R. G. (2012) Repeated colonization of remote islands by specialized mutualists. Biology Letters. 8: 258–261.