Sclerotheca is a genus of plants native to various islands in the South Pacific. Nine of the ten known species are French Polynesia, the tenth to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.[1][2]
- Sclerotheca arborea (G.Forst.) DC - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca forsteri Drake - Moorea, Tahiti
- Sclerotheca jayorum J.Raynal - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca longistigmata F.Br. - Marquesas
- Sclerotheca margaretae R.Br. - Rapa
- Sclerotheca magdalenae J.Florence - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca oreades E.Willm. - Tahiti
- Sclerotheca raiateensis (Baill.) Pillon & Florence - Raiatea
- Sclerotheca seigelii (Florence) Pillon & Florence - Marquesas
- Sclerotheca viridiflora Cheeseman - Rarotonga
Sclerotheca | |
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Sclerotheca viridiflora | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Subfamily: | Lobelioideae |
Genus: | Sclerotheca DC |
Type species | |
Sclerotheca arborea (G. Forst.) DC
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Synonyms | |
Apetahia Baill. |
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Data related to Sclerotheca at Wikispecies