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Degeneria vitiensis

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Species of tree

Degeneria vitiensis
Black-and-white botanical illustration of Degeneria vitiensis, showing general habitus and details of leaves, buds, flowers, and fruit
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Degeneriaceae
Genus: Degeneria
Species: D. vitiensis
Binomial name
Degeneria vitiensis
L.W.Bailey & A.C.Sm.

Degeneria vitiensis is a flowering tree found on Viti Levu in Fiji. It is known as masiratu and vāvāloa in Fijian, although the latter is also used for Litsea magnifolia. It is a relatively common plant and is used as timber. It has been found in upland forests on steep slopes.

The pollen-eating beetle Haptoncus takhtajani is associated with the plant. The systematics and taxonomy of Degeneriaceae were reviewed in 1991.

References

  1. Masau, M. (2016). "Degeneria vitiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T32005A99515555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T32005A99515555.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Degeneria vitiensis - L.W.Bailey & A.C.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. Gatty, Ronald (2009). Fijian-English Dictionary (with notes on Fijian culture and natural history). Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty. p. 159. ISBN 978-982-98047-1-6.
  4. "Magnoliales | Definition, Taxonomy, Morphology, Evolution, & Facts | Britannica". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. Miller, J. M. 1988. A new species of Degeneria (Degeneriaceae) from Fiji Archipelago. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 69: 275–280
  6. Miller, J. M. 1988. Puzzling new floral variation in a possible Mesozoic relict flowering plant, Fiji Islands. P. 4, In: H. J. de Blij (ed.), Letters, National Geographic Research Volume 4. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 144 pp.
  7. Miller, J. M. 1989. The archaic flowering plant family Degeneriaceae: its bearing on an old enigma. National Geographic Research 5(2): 218–231.
  8. Smith, A. C. 1991. Degeneriaceae Pp. 587-588 In: A. C. Smith, Flora Vitiensis Nova, Volume 5. Lawai: National Tropical Botanical Garden, 626 pp.
Taxon identifiers
Degeneria vitiensis


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