Thismia caudata Maas & H.Maas (1986:162)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Glaziocharis macahensis Taub. ex Warm. in Overs. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh. Medlemmers Arbeider 1901(6): 175 (1902); Thismia macahensis (Taub. ex Warm.) Hatus. in J. Geobot. 24: 7 (1976), nom. illeg.
Conservation Status
Last record: 1892 (Ríos & da Cruz, 2023)
Rediscovered in: February 2021 (Ríos & da Cruz, 2023)
Still listed as Extinct by (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024).
Distribution
Alto do Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Maas, P. J. M. et al. (1986). Saprophytes, pro parte. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 40-42: 1-189.
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