''Rauvolfia nukuhivensis '' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands in

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. In 1988, the species was classified as extinct by the

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. However, extant populations have since been documented in several localities on Nuku Hiva, and it is now considered Critically Endangered instead.

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nukuhivensis Endemic flora of the Marquesas Islands Critically endangered flora of Oceania Nuku Hiva {{Apocynaceae-stub