Abutilon sachetianum
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Abutilon sachetianum is a small tree only known from the Marquesas. The species is found in small subpopulations on the islands of Eiao
, Hatutaa, Hiva Oa
, Mohotani and Nuku Hiva
. Populations on Eiao and Hatutaa are in a critically endangered state.
Eiao
Eiao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. The island was discovered in 1791 by the American navigator Joseph Ingraham, who named it Knox Island in honor of the then-current United States Secretary of War, Henry Knox...
, Hatutaa, Hiva Oa
Hiva Oa
Hiva Oa is the second largest island in the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest island of the Southern Marquesas group. According to local religion, the gods created the islands as their home. Therefore all islands have...
, Mohotani and Nuku Hiva
Nuku Hiva
Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as Île Marchand and Madison Island....
. Populations on Eiao and Hatutaa are in a critically endangered state.