Gomphrena rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch
Galápagos amaranth
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Alternanthera rigida B.L.Rob. & Greenm. (basionym); Achyranthes rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl.; Blutaparon rigidum (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Mears; Lithophila rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl.; Philoxerus rigidus (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) J.T.Howell
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1905-1906
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Santiago, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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