Psychotria banaona Urb. (1928:535)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Psychotria banaoana Urb.
Conservation Status
Extinct (WCMC, 1992:222; Berazaín, 2009; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; POWO, 2024; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025)
Last record: 1923 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025)
Distribution & Habitat
Cuba
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Urban, I. (1928). Symbolae Antillanae. Vol. 9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany.
Other references:
Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro and Strong, Mark T. (2012). Catalogue of Seed Plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: xxv + 1192 pages, 3 maps, 4 tables.
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]
Berazaín, R. (2009). The extinct Flora of Cuba. Bissea 3(2): 1.
Berazaín Iturralde, R., Areces Berazaín, F., Lazcano Lara, J. C. and González Torres, L. R. (2005). Lista roja de la flora vascular de Cubana. Documentos del Jardín Botánico Atlántico (Gijón) 4: 1-86.
Borhidi, A. and Muñiz, O. (1983). Catálogo de Plantas Cubanas Amenazadas o Extinguidas: 1-85. Acad. Ci. de Cuba, La Habana.
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]
González Torres, L. R., Palmarola, A., González Oliva, L., Bécquer, E. R., Testé, E. and Barrios, D. (eds.). (2016). Lista roja de la flora de Cuba. Bissea 10 (número especial 1): 1-352. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24056.65288
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]
Liogier, A. H. (1962). Flora de Cuba. Vol 5. UPR, Río Piedras.
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 15 June 2024]
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.
WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Centre). (1992). Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's living resources. London: Chapman & Hall. xx + 594 pp.
Psychotria balfouriana Verdc. (1984:784)
Bois lubine
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Psychotria lanceolata Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 15 (1877), nom. illeg.; Uragoga balfouriana Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 955 (1891)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1941 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Mauritius, 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 9 November 2024]
Strahm, W. (1989). Plant red data book for Rodrigues: 1-241. Knigstein.
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/1946/psychotria-balfouriana
Psychotria adamsonii Fosberg (1939:172)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Butaud et al., 2023; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last (and only) record: 1929 (Butaud et al., 2023 [sole record; plus date]; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024 [date only])
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Pepehitoua valley, Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Butaud, J.-F., Jacq, F., Meyer, J.-Y. and Taputuarai, R. (2023). Psychotria adamsonii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T30475A236673639. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T30475A236673639.fr. Accessed on 19 May 2024.
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]
Florence, J. (1996). Liste des espèces endémiques de Polynésie Française avec leur répartition géographique et leur statut IUCN, tirée de la banque de données botaniques NADEAUD (unpublished).
Florence, J. (1998). Psychotria adamsonii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30475A9552409. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30475A9552409.en. Downloaded on 17 September 2016.
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lorence, D. H. and Wagner, W. L. (2005). A revision of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Allertonia 9(1): 1-37.
Oldfield, Sara, Lusty, Charlotte and MacKinven, Amy (compilers). (1998). The World List of Threatened Trees. Cambridge, U.K.: World Conservation Press. 650 pp.
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 19 May 2024]
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.
Prestonia schumanniana Woodson
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1892
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Endangered)
Distribution
Balao, Guayas Province, Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Romero-Saltos, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Prestonia schumanniana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T42859A10760355. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42859A10760355.en. Downloaded on 27 December 2015.
Valencia, R., Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. and Jørgensen, P.M. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador 2000. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Ponticicia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito.
Pentagonia orthoneura Standl.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1860's
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Jaramillo, T., Cornejo, X. & Pitman, N. 2004. Pentagonia orthoneura. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T46095A11030576. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46095A11030576.en. Downloaded on 27 December 2015.