Hernandia nukuhivensis

Hernandia nukuhivensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Hernandiaceae
Genus: Hernandia
Species:
H. nukuhivensis
Binomial name
Hernandia nukuhivensis
F.Br. (1935)

Hernandia nukuhivensis is a species of flowering plant in the Hernandiaceae family. It is a tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.

It is the predominant tree in wet montane forest from 800 to 1000 meters elevation, together with the tree ferns Cyathea affinis and Sphaeropteris feani.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Butaud, J.-F., Jacq, F., Meyer, J.-Y. & Taputuarai, R. (2023). "Hernandia nukuhivensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in French). 2023 e.T30472A236664022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T30472A236664022.fr. Retrieved 27 May 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Marquesas tropical moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.