Glochidion temehaniense

Glochidion temehaniense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Glochidion
Species: G. temehaniense
Binomial name
Glochidion temehaniense
J.Moore

Glochidion temehaniense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus temehaniensis, is a species of tree in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine.[1] Like all other species of Glochidion, it is pollinated by leafflower moths in the genus Epicephala.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Florence, J. (1997) Flore de la Polynésie française, vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l'ORSTOM.
  2. ↑ Hembry, D. H.; Okamoto, T.; Gillespie, R. G. (2012) Repeated colonization of remote islands by specialized mutualists. Biology Letters. 8: 258–261.
  • Florence, J. (1998). "Glochidion temehaniense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T35077A9909595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35077A9909595.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.


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