Oxygyne triandra Schltr. (1906:140)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Cheek & Onana, 2011:7; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Murphy et al., 2023:16,17; POWO, 2023)
Last (and only) record: September 1905 (Cheek et al., 2018; Murphy et al., 2023:16)
"Extensive targeted searches by multiple researchers from 1990–2016 failed to re-find it. Formerly endemic to Moliwe near Limbe, SW Region."
(Murphy et al., 2023:17)
Distribution
Moliwe near Limbe, southwestern Cameroon
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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