Logania depressa Hook.f. (1853:177)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Euosma depressa Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 425 (1891)

Conservation Status

Extinct (de Lange et al., 1999:611, 2004:54, 2009:72, 2013:11, 2018:21; de Lange, 2014; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)

Last record: 1847 (de Lange, 2014; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

IUCN RedList status: Extinct

Distribution & Habitat

Kaimanawa Mountains, North Island, New Zealand

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa:

SP035375 (collected 22 February 1847)

SP004635 (collected 22 February 1847)

Media

Specimen SP035375 (3 photos):

Above: Logania depressa Hook.f., collected 22 February 1847, Ruahine Mountains; [Given by WRB Oliver, in N.Z. J. Sci. Tech. 4 (1921): 263, as "east of Waiouru and north of Moawhango Township"], New Zealand. Acquisition history unknown. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (SP035375)

Specimen SP004635 (5 photos):

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