Flowering plants: binomial name in italics← Previous revisionRevision as of 02:59, 25 October 2026 Line 60: Line 60: === Flowering plants === === Flowering plants === [[File:Myoporum wilderi-3.jpg|thumb|256x256px|''Myoporym wilderi'', a plant endemic to Mangaia]] [[File:Myoporum wilderi-3.jpg|thumb|256x256px|''Myoporym wilderi'', a plant endemic to Mangaia]] There are 567 [[flowering plant]] species, but only 187 are indigenous. Some well known taxa include: ''[[Pipturus argenteus]]'' (orongā), ''[[Myrsine cheesemanii]]'' (ka‘ika makatea), [[Eugenia reinwardtiana|''Eugenia'' ''reinwardtiana'']], ''[[Melastoma denticulatum]],'' ''[[Solanum nodiflorum]]'' (poroporo)'', and [[Morinda citrifolia]]'' (nono).{{Cite web |title=Cook Islands Native Fruit Plants |url=https://www.naturalheritage.gov.ck/search/results?biogroup=plants&use=fruit&origin=native |access-date=19 September 2026 |website=Cook Islands Biodiversity and Ethnobiology Database}} Endemic plants include [[Habenaria amplifolia|Rarotonga ground-orchid]], [[Tetramolopium mitiaroense|Mitiaro daisy]], [[Myrsine cheesemanii|Cook Islands Myrsine]], [[Cyrtandra lillianae|Te Manga Cyrtandra]], [[Peperomia rhomboidea|Rarotonga Peperomia]], [[Sclerotheca viridiflora|Rarotonga Sclerotheca]], [[Geniostoma sykesii|Makatea Geniostoma]], [[Myoporum wilderi|Cook Islands Myoporum]], [[Haloragis stokesii|Rarotonga Haloragis]], [[Psychotria whistleri|Rarotonga Psychotria]], [[Garnotia cheesemanii|Rarotonga garnotia-grass]], [[Sphaeropteris parksiae]], [[Microsorum katuae|Cook islands oak-leaf fern]], [[Oreogrammitis cheesemanii|cloud grass-fern]], ''[[Asplenium parksii]]'', ''[[Freycinetia wilderi]]'', and ''[[Lepidium makateanum]]''.{{Cite web |title=Animals and Plants Unique to the Cook Islands |url=https://lntreasures.com/cooks.html |access-date=19 September 2026 |website=lntreasures.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260919120820/https://lntreasures.com/cooks.html |archive-date=19 September 2026 |url-status=live}} There are 567 [[flowering plant]] species, but only 187 are indigenous. Some well known taxa include: ''[[Pipturus argenteus]]'' (orongā), ''[[Myrsine cheesemanii]]'' (ka‘ika makatea), [[Eugenia reinwardtiana|''Eugenia'' ''reinwardtiana'']], ''[[Melastoma denticulatum]],'' ''[[Solanum nodiflorum]]'' (poroporo)'', and [[Morinda citrifolia]]'' (nono).{{Cite web |title=Cook Islands Native Fruit Plants |url=https://www.naturalheritage.gov.ck/search/results?biogroup=plants&use=fruit&origin=native |access-date=19 September 2026 |website=Cook Islands Biodiversity and Ethnobiology Database}} Endemic plants include [[Habenaria amplifolia|Rarotonga ground-orchid]], [[Tetramolopium mitiaroense|Mitiaro daisy]], [[Myrsine cheesemanii|Cook Islands Myrsine]], [[Cyrtandra lillianae|Te Manga Cyrtandra]], [[Peperomia rhomboidea|Rarotonga Peperomia]], [[Sclerotheca viridiflora|Rarotonga Sclerotheca]], [[Geniostoma sykesii|Makatea Geniostoma]], [[Myoporum wilderi|Cook Islands Myoporum]], [[Haloragis stokesii|Rarotonga Haloragis]], [[Psychotria whistleri|Rarotonga Psychotria]], [[Garnotia cheesemanii|Rarotonga garnotia-grass]], ''[[Sphaeropteris parksiae]]'', [[Microsorum katuae|Cook islands oak-leaf fern]], [[Oreogrammitis cheesemanii|cloud grass-fern]], ''[[Asplenium parksii]]'', ''[[Freycinetia wilderi]]'', and ''[[Lepidium makateanum]]''.{{Cite web |title=Animals and Plants Unique to the Cook Islands |url=https://lntreasures.com/cooks.html |access-date=19 September 2026 |website=lntreasures.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260919120820/https://lntreasures.com/cooks.html |archive-date=19 September 2026 |url-status=live}} === Ferns and allies === === Ferns and allies ===