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Hernandia moerenhoutiana (also known as Mountain Lantern-tree, Jack-in-the-box, Tūrina, Puka Tūrina (Cook Islands Māori), Pipi (Samoan) or Pipi Tui (Tongan)) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hernandiaceae. It is widespread in the Pacific islands from Manus Island to the Society Islands, including the Solomon Islands and Cook Islands. It grows on mountainous and makatea (fossilised coral) terrain.
The species was described by Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemin in 1837.
Hernandia albiflora · Hernandia beninensis · Greasenut · Hernandia catalpifolia · Hernandia cubensis · Hernandia didymantha · Hernandia drakeana · Hernandia hammelii · Hernandia jamaicensis · Hernandia labyrinthica · Hernandia lychnifera · Hernandia mascarenensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hernandia moerenhoutiana 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.
