''Sclerotheca'' is a genus of plants native to various islands in the
South Pacific
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. Nine of the ten known species are
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, the tenth to
Rarotonga
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in the
Cook Islands
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.
[Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.]
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Sclerotheca arborea''
(G.Forst.) DC - Tahiti
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Sclerotheca forsteri''
Drake
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- Moorea, Tahiti
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Sclerotheca jayorum''
J.Raynal - Tahiti
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Sclerotheca longistigmata''
F.Br. - Marquesas
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Sclerotheca margaretae''
R.Br. - Rapa
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Sclerotheca magdalenae''
J.Florence - Tahiti
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Sclerotheca oreades''
E.Willm. - Tahiti
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Sclerotheca raiateensis''
(Baill.) Pillon & Florence - Raiatea
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Sclerotheca seigelii''
(Florence) Pillon & Florence - Marquesas
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Sclerotheca viridiflora''
Cheeseman - Rarotonga
References
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Lobelioideae
Campanulaceae genera
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