Myrsine cheesemanii
Herbarium specimen of Myrsine cheesemanii
Scientific classification Edit this 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[2]

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

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


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