Ceodes taitensis (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo, 2020

Rossetto, Elson Felipe Sandoli & Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos A., 2020, Splitting the Pisonia birdcatcher trees: re-establishment of Ceodes and Rockia (Nyctaginaceae, Pisonieae), PhytoKeys 152, pp. 121-136 : 121

18. Ceodes taitensis (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo comb. nov. Fig. 2A

≡ Calpidia taitensis Heimerl, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 63: 288. 1913. (Basionym).

Distribution.

French Polynesia (Society Islands) ( Florence 2004).

Figures

Figure 2. Field images for representative species of Ceodes, Pisonia and Rockia (Nyctaginaceae) from the Pacific Islands A Ceodes taitensis. Branch with pistillate flowers B Ceodes brunoniana. Ripe anthocarps (fruits) exuding sticky secretions (arrow) C, D Ceodes umbellifera. Branch with ripe anthocarps (C) and staminate flowers at anthesis (D) E, F Pisonia grandis R. Br. Staminate flowers at anthesis (E) and ripe anthocarps (F) G-I Rockia sandwicensis. Staminate (G) and pistillate (H) flowers at anthesis and ripe anthocarps (I) Photo credits: A, F by J. - Y. Meyer B by L. Jensen C by C. - I Peng D, E, I by F. Starr and K. Starr G, H by K. Magnacca.