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Coprosma laevigata

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Coprosma laevigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coprosma
Species:
C. laevigata
Binomial name
Coprosma laevigata

Coprosma laevigata, the Rarotongan coprosma, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Rubiaceae family. [3]

Distribution

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It is an endemic species to the Cook Islands.[4]

Taxonomy

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

References

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  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. ^ Cheeseman, Thomas F. (May 1903). "The Flora of Rarotonga, the chief Island of the Cook Group". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany. 6 (6): 283-284. doi:10.1111/J.1095-8339.1903.TB00277.X. ISSN 1945-9459. OCLC 253068951. Wikidata Q55760419.
  3. ^ Citizen science observations for Coprosma laevigata at iNaturalist
  4. ^ "Cook Islands Biodiversity : Coprosma laevigata - Rarotonga Coprosma". cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. ^ "Coprosma laevigata Cheeseman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. ^ "Coprosma laevigata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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