Glochidion rapaense
| Glochidion rapaense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Glochidion |
| Species: | G. rapaense
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| Binomial name | |
| Glochidion rapaense Florence
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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
- ^ Florence, J. (1998). "Glochidion rapaense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T38996A10157405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38996A10157405.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Florence, J. (1997) Flore de la Polynésie française, vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l'ORSTOM.
- ^ 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.