Myrsine hosakae
Encyclopedia
Myrsine hosakae is a species of plant
in the Myrsinaceae
family. It is endemic to the Pitcairn Islands
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Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae, or the Myrsine family, is a rather large family from the order Ericales. It consists of 35 genera and about 1000 species....
family. It is endemic to the Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...
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Source
- Waldren, S. 1998. Myrsine hosakae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.