Semecarpus kraemeri
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Semecarpus kraemeri, or Chuuk Poisontree, is a species of plant
in the Anacardiaceae
family. It is endemic to the island of Chuuk
within the Federated States of Micronesia
. A fellow endemic, the Great Truk White-eye
is thought to depend on this plant for survival.
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 Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae are a family of flowering plants bearing fruits that are drupes and in some cases producing urushiol, an irritant. Anacardiaceae include numerous genera with several of economic importance. Notable plants in this family include cashew , mango, poison ivy, sumac, smoke tree, and marula...
family. It is endemic to the island of Chuuk
Chuuk
Chuuk — formerly Truk, Ruk, Hogoleu, Torres, Ugulat, and Lugulus — is an island group in the south western part of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia , along with Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. Chuuk is the most populous of the FSM's...
within the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
. A fellow endemic, the Great Truk White-eye
Faichuk White-eye
The Teardrop White-eye , also known as the Faichuk White-eye, Truk White-eye, or Great Truk White-eye, is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family...
is thought to depend on this plant for survival.