Misplaced Pages

Glochidion taitense

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of flowering plant

Glochidion taitense
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Glochidion
Species: G. taitense
Binomial name
Glochidion taitense
Baillon ex Müll.Arg. (1863)
Synonyms
  • Diasperus taitensis (Baill. ex Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Glochidion majus Baill. (1858), nom. nud.
  • Glochidion ramiflorum var. macrophyllum Müll.Arg. (1863)
  • Phyllanthus ramiflorus var. macrophyllus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. (1865)
  • Phyllanthus taitensis (Baill. ex Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. (1865)
  • Phyllanthus taitensis var. glabrescens Müll.Arg. (1866)

Glochidion taitense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus taitensis or as mahame in Tahitian, is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Windward Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is common on the island of Tahiti, where it grows in a wide variety of habitats, but has only been collected once on the nearby island of Moorea, only 17 kilometers distant. It is easily distinguishable from other species of Glochidion on Tahiti and Moorea due to the pubescence on its leaves, young branches, and flowers.

References

  1. Florence, J. (1998). "Glochidion taitense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35076A9909558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35076A9909558.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Glochidion taitense Baill. ex Müll.Arg. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Glochidion taitense


This Phyllanthaceae article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: