Coprosma laevigata

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Coprosma laevigata

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coprosma
Species:
C. laevigata
Binomial name
Coprosma laevigata
Cheeseman

Coprosma laevigata, the Rarotongan coprosma, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Rubiaceae family. [2]

Distribution[]

It is an endemic species to the Cook Islands. [3]

Taxonomy[]

It was named by Thomas Cheeseman, in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 283, in 1903.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ de Lange, P.; Martin, T.; McCormack, G. (2014). "Coprosma laevigata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T199830A2613143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199830A2613143.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Citizen science observations for Coprosma laevigata at iNaturalist
  3. ^ "Cook Islands Biodiversity : Coprosma laevigata - Rarotonga Coprosma". cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "Coprosma laevigata Cheeseman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. ^ "Coprosma laevigata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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