Procris pedunculata is a plant native to the Indian Ocean, Malesia and Pacific Ocean islands.
Distribution
The plant is known to be native to the following regions:
- Indian Ocean (Christmas Islands, Mauritius, Réunion)
- Western Pacific Ocean (Philippines)
- Australia (Queensland)
- Malesia (Comoros, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya)
- Micronesian Islands (Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands)
- Melanesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu)
- Polynesia (Cook Islands, Marquesas, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Society Islands, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands, Wallis-Futuna Island)
Ecology
In the Mariana Islands, Procris pedunculata and Elatostema species are two native plants that serve as host to the endangered Mariana eight spot butterfly (Hypolimnas octocula marianensis).
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