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Sclerotheca raiateensis
Sclerotheca raiateensis, commonly known as tiare apetahi and formerly known as Apetahia raiateensis, is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is a shrub native to the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Sclerotheca raiateensis in known only from the plateaus of Temehani Rahi and Temehani Ute Ute in the northern part of the island. It grows in a low montane scrub community unique to the plateaus, with Pterophylla vescoi, Metrosideros collina, Astronidium sp, and Alstonia costata, and an herb layer composed mostly of sedges (Cyperaceae) including Gahnia schoenoides and Machaerina bidwellii.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 916068.