Ornithogalum visianicum Tomm.
Visiani's star of Bethlehem
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1911 (Bogdanović, 2014)
Since rediscovered (Bogdanović et al., 2020; Abeli et al., 2021)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Palagruški Archipelago, Croatia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Abeli, Thomas et al. (2021). Seventeen ‘extinct’ plant species back to conservation attention in Europe. Nature Plants 7: 282-286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00878-1
Bogdanović, S. (2014). Plant diversity in the Vis Archipelago. The future of island villages and indigenous food crops, 3rd Anatomy of Islands Symposium. Vis, Croatia.
Bogdanović, S., Brullo, S., Ljubičić, I., Rat, M. and Salmeri, C. (2020). Cytotaxonomical remarks on Loncomelos visianicum (Hyacinthaceae), a poorly known species endemic to Croatia. Phytotaxa 430: 95-108.
Jasprica, N. (2015). Ornithogalum visianicum. In: Nikolić, T., Milović, M., Bogdanović, S. and Jasprica, N. (eds) (eds), Endemics in the Croatian flora, pp. 32-33. Alfa, Zagreb.
Lansdown, R. V. (2018). Ornithogalum visianicum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T13153154A18612385. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T13153154A18612385.en. Accessed on 14 June 2022.
van der Maarel, E. and van der Maarel-Versluys. (1996). Distribution and conservation status of littoral vascular plant species along the European coasts. Journal of Coastal Conservation 2: 73-92.