Myrsine cheesemanii
Appearance
Myrsine cheesemanii | |
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Herbarium specimen of Myrsine cheesemanii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Myrsine |
Species: | M. cheesemanii
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Binomial name | |
Myrsine cheesemanii |
Myrsine cheesemanii, known as the Cook Islands myrsine or ka‘ika makatea (in Mangaia), is a species of shrub within the family Myrsinaceae.[2][3] It is endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cook Islands Myrsine". IUCN Red List. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Myrsine cheesemanii". Plants of the World. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Myrsine cheesemanii". Cook Islands Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 September 2020.