Pipturus schaeferi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Pipturus |
Species: | P. schaeferi |
Binomial name | |
Pipturus schaeferi J.Florence (1996) | |
Pipturus schaeferi is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
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