Pittosporum rarotongense

Pittosporum rarotongense (known as the Cook Islands pittosporum, kavakava or Mimi-ō-‘Ina) is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Pittosporaceae.^[1][3] It is endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro.^[3] On Rarotonga, it grows inland in the island's temperate cloud forest habitat.^[4]

Pittosporum rarotongense
Pittosporum rarotongense found in central Rarotonga
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Pittosporaceae
Genus:	Pittosporum
Species:	P. rarotongense
Binomial name
Pittosporum rarotongense Hemsl. (1903)[2]

References

1. "Cook Islands Pittosporum, Pittosporum rarotongense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 21 March 2011. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. "Pittosporum rarotongense Hemsl". Plants of the World. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
3. "Pittosporum rarotongense". Cook Islands Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. Merlin, Mark D. (1985). "Woody Vegetation in the Upland Region of Rarotonga, Cook Islands" (PDF). Pacific Science. 39 (1): 81–99. Retrieved 18 September 2020.