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Sophora raivavaeensis is a rare tree from Raivavae in French Polynesia, known from fewer than 250 mature individuals and listed as Critically Endangered. It is not a commonly grown plant, so care guidance below is general and based on related Sophora species.
Sophora raivavaeensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree endemic to Raivavae in the Tubuai Islands of French Polynesia. It grows in humid shrubland, on cliffs and rock outcrops. The population is estimated at fewer than 250 mature individuals, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered.
The species was first described by Harold St. John in 1985.
Sophora alopecuroides · Sophora cassioides · Coastal Kōwhai · Mamani · Sophora fernandeziana · Shrubby sophora · Brush Sophora · Waitakere Kowhai · Godley’s Kōwhai · Lord Howe Kowhai · Western necklacepod · Sophora longicarinata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sophora raivavaeensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
