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Myrsine cheesemanii
Herbarium specimen of Myrsine cheesemanii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Myrsine
Species:	M. cheesemanii
Binomial name
Myrsine cheesemanii (Mez) Hemsl. ex Prain

Myrsine cheesemanii, known as the Cook Islands myrsine or ka‘ika makatea (in Mangaia), is a species of shrub within the family Myrsinaceae. It is endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro.

References

1. "Cook Islands Myrsine". IUCN Red List. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. ^ "Myrsine cheesemanii". Plants of the World. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
3. ^ "Myrsine cheesemanii". Cook Islands Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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