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Peristylus minimiflorus

Peristylus Orchid

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Peristylus Orchid

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE New Caledonia - French Polynesia (raised-reef islands only)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Land, lowlands, inner makatea

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Nationally endangered (seriously)

KEY FEATURES: Erect stem. Leaves along stem. Inflorescence terminal, fairly long. Flowers small and many

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
-
-
-
-
+
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Peristylus minimiflorus (Kraenzl.)
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); LILIOPSIDA (=Monocotyledones); LILIIDAE; Orchidales; ORCHIDACEAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
BIODIVERSITY: Nationally endangered (seriously). Comment: A few plants only have been found in a couple of areas near the swamp on Mit‘āro.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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