Ixora vaughanii (Verdc.) Mouly & B.Bremer (2009:702)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Myonima vaughanii Verdc. in Kew Bull. 37: 558 (1983)

Conservation Status

Globally Rediscovered

Last record: 1927 (Baider & Florens, 2011:2644; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

Rediscovered in: 2006-2008 (Baider & Florens, 2011:2644)

Still listed as Extinct by (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; POWO, 2024; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025).

Distribution & Habitat

Mt. du Pouce, Mauritius, Mascarene Islands

Type locality: Mauritius (Mouly et al., 2009)

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Type: Commerson 354 (Holotype P; Isotype L, P) (Mouly et al., 2009)

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Verdcourt, B. (1983). Notes on Mascarene Rubiaceae. Kew Bulletin 37(4): 521-574. https://doi.org/10.2307/4109725

Other references:

Albani Rocchetti, Giulia, Carta, Angelino, Mondoni, Andrea, Godefroid, Sandrine, Davis, Charles C., Caneva, Giulia, Albrecht, Matthew A., Alvarado, Karla, Bijmoer, Roxali, Borosova, Renata, Bräuchler, Christian, Breman, Elinor, Briggs, Marie, Buord, Stephane, Cave, Lynette H., Da Silva, Nílber Gonçalves, Davey, Alexandra H., Davies, Rachael M., Dickie, John B., Fabillo, Melodina, Fleischmann, Andreas, Franks, Andrew, Hall, Geoffrey, Kantvilas, Gintaras, Klak, Cornelia, Liu, Udayangani, Medina, Leopoldo, Reinhammar, Lars Gunnar, Sebola, Ramagwai J., Schönberger, Ines, Sweeney, Patrick, Voglmayr, Hermann, White, Adam, Wieringa, Jan J., Zippel, Elke Zippel and Abeli, Thomas. (2022). Selecting the best candidates for resurrecting extinct-in-the-wild plants from herbaria. Nature Plants 8: 1385-1393. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01296-7 [Supplementary Tables S1-S6]

Autrey, L. Jean Claude. (2025). Flora of the Mascarenes Project. MAST Newsletter [2025]: 5-6.

Baider, Cláudia and Florens, F. B. V. (2011). Control of invasive alien weeds averts imminent plant extinction. Biological Invasions 13: 2641-2646. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-9980-3

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2025). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 207(3): 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]

Govaerts, R. H. A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]

Mouly, Arnaud, Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G., Khodabandeh, Anbar and Bremer, Birgitta. (2009). Phylogeny and classification of the species-rich pantropical showy genus Ixora (Rubiaceae-Ixoreae) with indications of geographical monophyletic units and hybrids. American Journal of Botany 96(3): 686-706. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0800235

Page, W. and D’Argent, G. (1997). A vegetation survey of Mauritius (Indian Ocean) to identify priority rainforest areas for conservation management. Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Port Louis, Mauritius.

Pouteau, Robin, Adrien, Élise, Ah-Peng, Claudine et al. (2026). Trait-dependent declines of threatened endemic trees following plant invasion on a tropical oceanic island. Biological Conservation 315: 111665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111665

POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 30 October 2024]

Pynee, Kersley B., Dubuisson, Jean-Yves and Hennequin, Sabine. (2013). Flora diversity richness of Mount Bar Le Duc Volcanic Crater (Ripailles Hill), Nouvelle Découverte, Mauritius. Cahiers scientifiques de l'océan Indien occidental 4: 15-20.

Strahm, Wendy A. (1993). The conservation and restoration of the flora of Mauritius and Rodrigues. Dissertation, University of Reading.

Verdcourt, B. (1989). 108. Rubiacées. In J. Bosser, T. Cadet, J. Guého, W. Marais, Flore des Mascareignes, La Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues, 1-135. Sugar Industry Research Institute, Port Louis, Mauritius.

WCSP. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/

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Manettia miniata Lem.

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Invalid (synonym of M. coccinea) (Humphreys et al., 2019)

Conservation Status

Invalid

Distribution

?

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]

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Manettia stipulosa Wernham

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Invalid (synonym of M. cordifolia) (Humphreys et al., 2019)

Conservation Status

Invalid

Distribution

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]

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Psychotria cyrilli-nelsonii A.R.Molina

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Invalid (synonym of Eumachia microdon)

Conservation Status

Invalid

Distribution

Americas

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]

Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.

W.C.M.C. (1996). Threatened plant database of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. W.C.M.C., Cambridge, U.K.

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