''Serianthes rurutensis'' is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family
Fabaceae. It is a tree
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 islands of
Rurutu and
Raivavae in the
Tubuai Islands of
French Polynesia.
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References
rurutensis
Endemic flora of the Tubuai Islands
Critically endangered plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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