Ochrosia tahitensis Laness. ex Pichon (1947:207)
Tamore Mou'a
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered [by implication] (Meyer, 2020) or Erroneously listed as Extinct (Florence, 1998; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Still listed as Extinct by (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022)
Distribution
Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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