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Fitchia cordata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a shrub or small tree endemic to the island of Bora Bora in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It grows in lowland tropical rain forest and shrubland. It has a limited range, and a population of fewer than 50 mature individuals. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation from frequent fires and invasive plants. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered.
The species was described by Martin Lawrence Grant and Sherwin Carlquist in 1963.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fitchia cordata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
