Rauvolfia nukuhivensis
Species of plant
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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 | |
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| Rauvolfia nukuhivensis, inflorescence with buds and open flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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[2] | |
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Ochrosia nukuhivensis Fosberg & Sachet | |
In 1988, the species was classified as extinct by the IUCN.[3] However, extant populations have since been documented in several localities on Nuku Hiva, and it is now considered Critically Endangered instead.[4][5]
