Rauvolfia nukuhivensis is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.
| Rauvolfia nukuhivensis | |
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| Rauvolfia nukuhivensis, inflorescence with buds and open flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Rauvolfia |
| Species: | R. nukuhivensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rauvolfia nukuhivensis (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ochrosia nukuhivensis Fosberg & Sachet | |
In 1988, the species was classified as extinct by the IUCN.[3] However, extant populations have since been documented in several localities on Nuku Hiva, and it is now considered Critically Endangered instead.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Butaud, J.-F. (2020). "Rauvolfia nukuhivensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T35044A43525012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T35044A43525012.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Rauvolfia nukuhivensis (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud, PhytoKeys 4: 102 (2011)". Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
- ^ Florence, J. (1998). "Rauvolfia nukuhivensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35044A9908175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35044A9908175.en.
- ^ Lorence, DH; Butaud, J-F (2011). "A reassessment of Marquesan Ochrosia and Rauvolfia (Apocynaceae) with two new combinations. In: Lorence DH, Wagner WL (Eds) Botany of the Marquesas Islands: new taxa, combinations, and revisions". PhytoKeys (4): 95–107. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.4.1599. PMC 3174444. PMID 22171183.
- ^ Martin, N.J.; Ferreiro, S.F.; Barbault, F.; Nicolas, M.; Lecellier, G.; Paetz, C.; Gaysinski, M.; Alonso, E.; Thomas, O.P.; Botana, L.M.; Raharivelomanana, P. (2015). "Indole alkaloids from the Marquesan plant Rauvolfia nukuhivensis and their effects on ion channels". Phytochemistry. 109: 84–95. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.10.026. PMID 25468537.
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