Oldenlandia adscensionis (DC.) Cronk (1980:207)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hedyotis adscensionis DC. in Prodr. 4: 419 (1830); Oldenlandia adscenionis (DC.) Cronk in Biol. Conservation 17: 207 (1980) [orth. error]; Sherardia fruticosa L. in Sp. Pl.: 103 (1753)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Cronk, 1958:211; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Lambdon et al., 2012b; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1889 (Cronk, 1980:211); "1985?" (Lambdon et al., 2012b)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Probably first noticed by Dampier (1709) according to (Cronk, 1980:211).
Distribution
St Helena
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
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