Glochidion Nadeaudii
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''Glochidion nadeaudii'' is a species of
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
in the family
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the eudicot Order (biology), order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogeneti ...
. It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the island of Mo'orea in
French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ...
, where it is found on several mountains above 420 meters elevation.Florence, J. (1997) ''Flore de la Polynésie française'', vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l'ORSTOM.


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Mo'orea Endemic flora of the Society Islands nadeaudii Vulnerable plants Plants described in 1996 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Phyllanthaceae-stub