Tarenna sechellensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is known from the Seychelles, Madagascar and Mayotte. The English botanist John Gilbert Baker was the first to formally describe this species in 1877 (in the genus Webera), subsequently V. S. Summerhayes assigned the species to the genus Tarenna.

Tarenna sechellensis
Tarenna sechellensis, in flower, in the palm house at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Tarenna
Species:
T. sechellensis
Binomial name
Tarenna sechellensis
(Baker) Summerh.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rakotonasolo, F. (2020). "Tarenna sechellensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T165443171A165443653.en. S2CID 242814076. Retrieved 20 September 2021.