Sclerotheca

Sclerotheca
Sclerotheca viridiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus: Sclerotheca
A.DC.[1]
Type species
Sclerotheca arborea
(G.Forst.) A.DC.
Synonyms[1]

Apetahia Baill.

Sclerotheca is a genus of plants native to various islands in the South Pacific. Nine of the ten species are native to French Polynesia, the tenth to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.[1]

  • Sclerotheca arborea (G.Forst.) A.DC. – Tahiti
  • Sclerotheca forsteri Drake – Moorea, Tahiti
  • Sclerotheca jayorum J.Raynal – Tahiti
  • Sclerotheca longistigmata F.Br. – Marquesas
  • Sclerotheca magdalenae J.Jacques – Tahiti
  • Sclerotheca margaretae R.Br. – Rapa
  • Sclerotheca oreades E.Wimm. – Tahiti
  • Sclerotheca raiateensis (Baill.) Pillon & J.Florence – Raiatea
  • Sclerotheca seigelii (J.Florence) Pillon & J.Florence – Marquesas
  • Sclerotheca viridiflora Cheeseman – Rarotonga

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sclerotheca A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.