Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum

Pittosporum rarotongense Hemsl.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 272 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cook Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cook Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai. [Cited as Pittosporum arborescens.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Cheeseman, T.F. [s.n.] Cook Islands K000591766 Lectotype Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [507] Cook Islands K000591765 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [507] Cook Islands K000591764 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0