following following Sykes WR, 2016. Flora of the Cook Islands p.671
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Premna taitensis
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-05-10 (Verbatim: 10 May 1995)
Preferred name:
Premna serratifolia L.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Arorangi
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Arorangi
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4907/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
10 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-10
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
In front garden, probably cultivated.
Notes:
Mound-forming shrub c. 1.5 m high, rather dense habit (?obtained by cutting back). Leaves dark shining green above with pale, slightly indented midrib and veins. Old inflorescence only seen, corymbose. Stems tough.