Lysimachia minoricensis J.J.Rodr. (1878:240)
Loosestrife of Minorca
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Gómez Campo, 1987; Greuter, 1991, 1994; Bañares et al., 2004:78; Montmollin & Strahm, 2005a:22, 2006:20; Galicia Herbada & Fraga Arquimbau, 2011; Pasta et al., 2017; Smith et al., 2023; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last wild record (disputed): 1926-1950 (Ibáñez et al., 1999; Montmollin & Strahm, 2005a:22, 2006b:20; Galicia Herbada & Fraga Arquimbau, 2011; Pasta et al., 2017); 1959 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct in the Wild
Distribution
Barranc de Sa Vall, Minorca (=Menorca), Balearic Islands, Spain
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rodriguez Femenias, J. J. (1878). Additions a la flore de Minorque. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 25(8): 238-242.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysimachia_minoricensis