Glochidion temehaniense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus temehaniensis, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine.[3] Like all other species of Glochidion, it is pollinated by leafflower moths in the genus Epicephala.[4]
Glochidion temehaniense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Genus: | Glochidion |
Species: | G. temehaniense
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Binomial name | |
Glochidion temehaniense J.W.Moore (1963)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Phyllanthus temehaniensis (J.W.Moore) W.L.Wagner & Lorence (2011) |
References
edit- ^ Florence, J. (1998). "Glochidion temehaniense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35077A9909595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35077A9909595.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Glochidion temehaniense J.W.Moore. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Florence, J. (1997) Flore de la Polynésie française, vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l'ORSTOM.
- ^ Hembry, D. H.; Okamoto, T.; Gillespie, R. G. (2012) Repeated colonization of remote islands by specialized mutualists. Biology Letters. 8: 258–261.