Rauvolfia nukuhivensis

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
Rauvolfia nukuhivensis, inflorescence with buds and open flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Rauvolfia
Species:
R. nukuhivensis
Binomial name
Rauvolfia nukuhivensis
(Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud
Synonyms[1]

Ochrosia nukuhivensis Fosberg & Sachet

In 1988, the species was classified as extinct by the IUCN.[2] However, extant populations have since been documented in several localities on Nuku Hiva, and it is now considered Critically Endangered instead.[3][4]

References
  1. "Rauvolfia nukuhivensis (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud, PhytoKeys 4: 102 (2011)". Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
  2. Florence, J. (1998). "Rauvolfia nukuhivensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35044A9908175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35044A9908175.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. 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 (4): 95–107. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.4.1599. PMC 3174444. PMID 22171183.
  4. 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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