| Psychotria whistleri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Psychotria |
| Species: | P. whistleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychotria whistleri Fosberg | |
Psychotria whistleri, the Rarotonga psychotria, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Rubiaceae family.
Description
It is a small shrub, 2 meters high.[1]
Distribution
It is an endemic species to Cook Islands.[1][2]
Taxonomy
It was named by Francis Fosberg, in Micronesica 23: 3 in 1990.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 "Cook Islands Biodiversity : Psychotria whistleri - Rarotonga Psychotria". cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "Polynesian Endemic Plants". www.terrestrial-biozones.net. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "Psychotria whistleri Fosberg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "New and noteworthy Cook Island plants" (PDF). Micronesica.
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