Sclerotheca viridiflora
Rarotonga Sclerotheca
No Local Name
f.CAMPANULACEAE
Lobelias
Sclerotheca viridiflora
Rarotonga Sclerotheca
No Local Name
f.CAMPANULACEAE
Lobelias
Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. NamesRarotonga Sclerotheca EN
Local NamesP,?NRR
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesSclerotheca viridiflora (accepted name)
High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Lobelias - a shrub
High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.ASTERIDAE, o.Campanulales, f.CAMPANULACEAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR+MG-AT-MK-MT-AK-PL-MN-TK-
Nth. PresenceTN-MH-RK-PK-NS-SW-
VouchersNo Content
Local OriginNative; Resident; Endemic of Cook Is
Global RangeNative: Cooks (Rarotonga);
HabitatLand - Uplands - Cloud Zone
ThreatenedGlobally endangered - seriously; REDLIST Potential
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationErect shrub to 1.5m. LEAVES in terminal clusters, alternate; narrow-oblong, to 20x7cm, glossy green; edge with many small sharp teeth; tip sharp, base tapering; stalk to 3cm. FLOWERS axillary, solitary; stalk 3cm; sepals green spine-like; corolla green, tube (2cm) with face (4cmØ) of 5 slender lobes, unevenly spaced.
Similar SpeciesNo Content
Interest NoteThe genus Sclerotheca contains 4-5 species and is endemic to Southeast Polynesia (Rarotonga - 1 species, Rapa, Tahiti, and Marquesas).
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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.05.13 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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