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Fernelia pedunculata C.F.Gaertn. (1806:61)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)

Last record: 1806 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

 

Distribution

Réunion, Mascarene Islands

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

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]

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. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]

Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of 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]

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 26 October 2024]

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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Kadua coriacea (Sm.) W.L.Wagner & Lorence (2005:832)

kioʻele

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonyms: Hedyotis coriacea Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 17: n.° 11 (1811); Kadua menziesiana Cham. & Schltdl. in Linnaea 4: 160 (1829); Hedyotis conostyla Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 471 (1830); Oldenlandia conostyla (Gaudich.) DC. in Prodr. 4: 428 (1830); Kadua conostyla (Gaudich.) Hook. ex Endl. in Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 175 (1836); Hedyotis coriacea f. conostyla (Gaudich.) Fosberg in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 174: 25 (1943); Kadua arnottii G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 533 (1834), nom. illeg.; Kadua smithii Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 86 (1832), nom. illeg.; Hedyotis menziesiana Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 728 (1840); Hedyotis smithii Walp. in Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 501 (1843)

 

Conservation Status

Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019) or Extinct in the Wild (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024); Rediscovered?

Last wild record: 2007 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

 

Distribution

Hawaii (=Big Island) & Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

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. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 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]

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]

Wagner, W., Herbst, D. and Sohmer, S. (1990). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'I 1-2: 1-1853. University of Hawaii Press.

 

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Rondeletia brandegeeana Lorence

 

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Invalid (now considered a synonym of Arachnothryx chiapensis)

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (synonym)

 

Distribution

Guatemala

 

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]

POWO. 2018. Plants of the World online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://e-monocot.org/.

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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Ophiorrhiza codyensis Gamble

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

 

Distribution

Western Ghats, India

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Hareesh, Vadakkoot Sankaran et al. (2020). Revisiting the taxonomy of Ophiorrhiza codyensis and lectotypification of O. pykarensis (Rubiaceae), two endemic taxa of the Western Ghats. Phytotaxa 452(2): 173-179. [Abstract]

Rao, C. Kameswara, Geetha, B. L. and Suresh, Geetha. (2003). Red List of Threatened Vascular Plant Species in India: Compiled from the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. xxiv + 144 pp. [automatic download]

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.

https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/4291/ophiorrhiza-codyensis

 

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Gentianella clelandii (L.G.Adams) Glenny (2004:518)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Chionogentias clelandii L.G.Adams in Austral. Syst. Bot. 8: 968 (1995)

 

Conservation Status

Missing (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:6 [as 'Likely extinct'], 2021:7) or Extinct (POWO, 2023; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

Last record: 1947 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:6, 2021:7; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

 

"Only known from one locality, collected in 1947; has probably become extinct due to swamps being modified and heavily grazed"

(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:6)

 

Distribution & Habitat

South Australia, Australia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Adams, L. G. (1995). Chionogentias (Gentianaceae), a new generic name for the Australasian 'snow-gentians',and a revision of the Australian species. Australian Systematic Botany 8: 935-1011.

 

Other references:

Adams, L. G. (1996). Gentianaceae, pp. 72-104 [101]. In: Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia Volume 28, Gentianales. Melbourne: CSIRO Australia. xxi + 335 pp.

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. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]

Glenny, David. (2004). A revision of the genus Gentianella in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42(3): 361-530. https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512910

POWO. (2023). Gentianella clelandii (L.G.Adams) Glenny. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 8 December 2023]

Silcock, Jen L., Field, Ashley R., Walsh, Neville G. and Fensham, Roderick J. (2019). To name those lost: assessing extinction likelihood in the Australian vascular flora. Oryx 54(2): 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318001357 [Supplementary Material]

Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2020). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants 2020. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 339 pp.

Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2021). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants 2021. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 342 pp.

 

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  1. Gentiana wingecarribiensis (Wingecarribee gentian, Swamp gentian)
  2. Crucianella parviflora
  3. Matelea balbisii (Balbis' milkvine)
  4. Stenostelma umbelluliferum

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