Lachanodes arborea (Roxb.) B.Nord. (1978:38)

She cabbage tree

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonyms: Mikania arborea Roxb. in A.Beatson, Tracts St. Helena: 313 (1816); Senecio redivivus Mabb. in Kew Bull. 30: 418 (1975); Lachanodes prenanthiflora Burch. ex DC. in Prodr. 6: 443 (1838); Senecio prenanthiflorus (Burch. ex DC.) Hemsl. in Rep. Voy. Challenger, Bot. 1: 75 (1885)

Conservation Status

Extinct in the Wild (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)

Last record: 1950's or later (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016)

Rediscovered in: 1976 by George Benjamin (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016)

Last wild record: 2012 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

IUCN RedList status: Extinct in the Wild

Rediscovered in 1976, but now Extinct in the Wild as the last in situ tree died in 2012 (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016).

Distribution

Saint Helena

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

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Burchell, W. J. (1805-10). Flora Insulae Sanctae Helenae. Unpublished manuscript held at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, U.K.

Cairns-Wicks, R. (date?). Draft Recovery Action Plan for Lachanodes arborea (She Cabbage).

Cairns-Wicks, R. (2003). Lachanodes arborea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T37595A10061323. doi: /10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T37595A10061323.en.

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Vojtek, Ján. (2020). Refining extinction estimations for plants of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs). MSc dissertation, Queen Mary, University of London. https://doi.org/10.34885/185

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