Rhizophora samoensis
| Rhizophora samoensis | |
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| Image of Rhizophora samoensis from the Ecuadoran coast | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rhizophoraceae |
| Genus: | Rhizophora |
| Species: | R. samoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhizophora mangle var. samoensis Hochr. | |
Rhizophora samoensis is a species of mangrove tree in the family Rhizophoraceae. It is native to the southwestern Pacific, where it occurs in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.[1]
Taxonomy
The taxon was originally described by Swiss botanist Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner in 1925 as Rhizophora mangle var. samoensis.[2] In 1936, Filipino botanist Felipe Modesto Salvoza published the combination Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza in the Natural and Applied Science Bulletin of the University of the Philippines.[1][3]
The taxonomic treatment of R. samoensis has varied. A 2013 genetic study found that R. samoensis could not be distinguished from Pacific populations of R. mangle using the nuclear and chloroplast markers examined. The authors supported the hypothesis that the two represented the same species, while noting that further examination of morphological characters was needed before changing their taxonomic status.[4]
In 2023, Xavier Cornejo and Carmita Bonifaz argued for the reinstatement of R. samoensis as a distinct species, based on morphological evidence and previously published molecular studies.[5] Plants of the World Online accepts R. samoensis as a distinct species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Rhizophora samoensis (Hochr.) Salvoza". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Rhizophora mangle var. samoensis Hochr". International Plant Names Index. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Salvoza, Felipe M. (1936). "Rhizophora". Natural and Applied Science Bulletin. 5: 179–237.
- ↑ Takayama, Koji; Tamura, Mariko; Tateishi, Yoichi; Webb, Edward L.; Kajita, Tadashi (2013). "Strong genetic structure over the American continents and transoceanic dispersal in the mangrove genus Rhizophora (Rhizophoraceae) revealed by broad-scale nuclear and chloroplast DNA analysis". American Journal of Botany. 100 (6): 1191–1201. doi:10.3732/ajb.1200567.
- ↑ Cornejo, Xavier; Bonifaz, Carmita (2023). "On the reinstatement of R. samoensis and R. brevistyla in East Pacific red mangroves (Rhizophora, Rhizophoraceae)". Revista Científica Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales. 17 (2): 514–519. doi:10.53591/cna.v17i2.2635.