| Hernandia moerenhoutiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Hernandiaceae |
| Genus: | Hernandia |
| Species: | H. moerenhoutiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hernandia moerenhoutiana Guill. | |
Hernandia moerenhoutiana (also known as Mountain Lantern-tree, Jack-in-the-box, Tūrina, Puka Tūrina (Cook Islands Māori), Pipi (Samoan) or Pipi Tui (Tongan)) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hernandiaceae. It is widespread in the Pacific islands from Manus Island to the Society Islands, including the Solomon Islands and Cook Islands. It grows on mountainous and makatea (fossilised coral) terrain.
References
- "Hernandia moerenhoutiana". The Plant List. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Hernandia moerenhoutiana". Cook Islands Biodiversity. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Hernandia moerenhoutiana". Flora Malesiana. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hernandia moerenhoutiana | |
- Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago
- Flora of the Cook Islands
- Flora of Fiji
- Flora of Niue
- Flora of Samoa
- Flora of the Society Islands
- Flora of the Solomon Islands (archipelago)
- Flora of Tonga
- Flora of the Tubuai Islands
- Flora of Vanuatu
- Flora of Wallis and Futuna
- Hernandiaceae
- Plants described in 1837
- Austronesian agriculture