Psychotria sp. nov. 'Rapa Nui'
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Prebble & Dowe, 2008:2547)
Last record: Holocene (Orliac & Orliac, 2008); <2000 yrcalBP (Prebble & Dowe, 2008:2547)
Distribution & Habitat
Rapa Nui (=Easter Island)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Flenley, J. R., King, S. M., Jackson, J. and Chew, C. (1991). The late Quaternary vegetationaland climatic history of Easter Island. Journal of Quaternary Science 6: 85-115.
Orliac, Catherine and Orliac, Michel. (1998). The disappearance of Easter Island’s forest: over-exploitation or climatic catastrophe?, pp. 129-134. In: Stevenson, C. M., Lee, G. and Morin, F. J. (eds.). Easter Island in Pacific Context, South Seas Symposium. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Easter Island and East Polynesia. Easter Island Foundation, Los Osos.
Orliac, Catherine and Orliac, Michel. (2008). Extinct flora of Easter Island, pp. 197-208. In: Di Piazza, Anne, Pearthree, Erick and Sand, Christophe (eds.). At the Heart of Ancient Societies: French Contributions to Pacific Archaeology. Les Cahiers de l'Archéologie en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Prebble, Matthew and Dowe, John L. (2008). The late Quaternary decline and extinction of palms on Pacific islands. Quaternary Science Reviews 27(27-28): 2546-2567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.09.015
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