Pittosporum rarotongense | |
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Pittosporum rarotongense found in central Rarotonga | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Pittosporaceae |
Genus: | Pittosporum |
Species: | P. rarotongense
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Binomial name | |
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]