Ilex sapiiformis Reissek (1861:45)
Pernambuco holly
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1836 (Fernandez et al., 2020); 1837 (Fernandez et al., 2020); 1838 (re:wild; Kimbrough, 2023)
Rediscovered on 22 March 2023 (source)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Pernambuco, Brazil
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Reissek, S. (1861). Ilicineae. In Martius, C.P.F & Eichler, A.W. (eds.) Flora brasiliensis. vol.11, pars 1, Pp. 37-80. Monachii, Typographia Regia Monachii.
Other references:
Almeida, R. T., Pimentel, D. S. and Silva, E. M. C. (1995). The red-handed howling monkey in the State of Pernambuco Northeast Brazil. Neotrop Primates 3: 174–176.
Dias, I. S., Camara, I. G. and Lino, C. F. (1990). Workshop mata Atlântica: problemas diretrizes e estratégias de conservação. Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, São Paulo.
Fernandez, E., Arguello, L., Martinelli, G. and Gomes, M. (2020). Ilex sapiiformis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T150999089A180251868. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T150999089A180251868.pt. Accessed on 08 July 2022.
Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais. 2018. Atlas dos remanescentes florestais da Mata Atlântica. Período 2017- 2018.
Kimbrough, Liz. (2023, September 21). ‘Lost’ Brazilian holly tree species found again after nearly 200 years. Mongabay (news). Available at: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/lost-brazilian-holly-tree-species-found-again-after-nearly-200-years/ [Accessed 3 October 2023]
Leite, Joaquim Alvaro Pereira. (2021). Diário oficial da União. Brasília 11, 3977.
Prado Junior, C. (2006). História Econômica do Brasil.
Silva, J.M.C. and Tabarelli, M. (2000). Tree species impoverishment and the future flora of the Atlantic forest of Northeast Brazil. Nature 404: 72-74.
Silva, J.M.C. and Tabarelli, M. (2001). The future of the Atlantic forest in Northeastern Brazil. Conservation Biology 15(4): 819-820.
https://www.rewild.org/lost-species/top-25-most-wanted-lost-species
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-scientists-rediscover-small-brazil-tree.html