Mussaenda raiateensis, commonly known as the Pacific mussaenda or Pacific flag-tree, is a plant of family Rubiaceae native to Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands and Society Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Mussaenda raiateensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Mussaenda |
| Species: | M. raiateensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mussaenda raiateensis J.W.Moore (1933)
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References
edit- ^ The Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust (2007). "Pacific Mussaenda/ Kōtuku". Cook Islands Biodiversity & Heritage. Retrieved 13 April 2021.