Wikstroemia coriacea

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Wikstroemia coriacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Wikstroemia
Species:
W. coriacea
Binomial name
Wikstroemia coriacea
Sol. ex Seem.

Wikstroemia coriacea is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Florence, J. 1998. Wikstroemia coriacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.