Homalium acuminatum
Homalium acuminatum, the Cook Islands homalium, is a species of tree in the willow family, Salicaceae. It is endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, where it is known as mato, and Mangaia, where it is known as moto.[3] It grows to a height of up to 20 m (66 ft).[3] On Rarotonga it dominates steep mountain slopes.[4] The IUCN Red List calls it the Rarotonga homalium and considers it endemic to Rarotonga,[1] though the Cook Islands Biodiversity Database lists it as also present, but "uncommon" on Mangaia.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Homalium |
| Species: | H. acuminatum |
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References
- "Rarotonga Homalium". IUCN Red List. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Homalium acuminatum". Plants of the World. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Homalium acuminatum". Cook Islands Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- Merlin, Mark D. (1985). "Woody Vegetation in the Upland Region of Rarotonga, Cook Islands" (PDF). Pacific Science. 39 (1): 81–99. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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