French-polynesia
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Fitchia
Fitchia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, tribe Coreopsideae. It is native to the Pacific region, with species occurring on islands of French Polynesia. The genus comprises herbaceous or shrubby plants bearing yellow-flowered heads characteristic of the sunflower family.
Pseudoloxops
plant bugs
Pseudoloxops is a genus of plant bugs (Miridae) established by Kirkaldy in 1905. Recent integrative taxonomic research in French Polynesia has dramatically expanded knowledge of the genus, describing 17 new species from this region alone and bringing the total of endemic French Polynesian species to 20—representing one-third of all known Pseudoloxops species worldwide. The genus exhibits unusual host plant associations, including rare fern specialization in some species.