Pycnandra longiflora (Benth.) Munzinger & Swenson
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Leptostylis longiflora Bentham in Bentham & Hooker, 1876:659
Conservation Status
Last record: 1861-1867 (1865?)
Rediscovered in ?
Distribution
“Gatope”, Grand-Terre, New Caledonia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. (1876) Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus seivata definita. Reeve & Co., London.
Other references:
Bouchet, P., Jaffré, T. and Veillon, J.-M. 1995. Plant extinction in New Caledonia: protection of sclerophyll forests urgently needed. Biodiversity and Conservation 4: 415-428.
Munzinger, Jérôme and Swenson, Ulf. (2016). Pycnandra longiflora (Sapotaceae) a species believed to be extinct, rediscovered in New Caledonia. Phytotaxa 278(2): 176-180.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/box-lost-species/