Ornithogalum visianicum Tomm. (1877:176)
Visiani's star of Bethlehem
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Loncomelos visianicum (Tomm.) Speta in Stapfia 75: 172 (2001)
Conservation Status
Last record: 26 May 1911 (Bogdanović et al., 2020:104)
Rediscovered on 27 May 2016 (Bogdanović et al., 2020:104)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Palagruški Archipelago, Croatia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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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. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.430.2.2
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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.
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