Bertiera bistipulata Bojer ex Wernham (1912:159)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1865 (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]
Bosser, J. et al. (eds.) (1976-). Flore des Mascareignes. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
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 15 September 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.
https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/1945/bertiera-bistipulata
Asclepias dissona N.E.Br. (1909:682)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Schizoglossum capitatum Schltr. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 15 (1895)
Conservation Status
Missing (von Staden, 2016) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1932 (von Staden, 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Carolina and Machadodorp, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brown, N. E. (1909). Asclepiadeae. In: Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section I (Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae): 518-1036. London: Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd.
Other 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. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Hilton-Taylor, Craig. (1996). Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Nicholas, A. (1982). Taxonomic studies in Asclepias (Asclepiadeae) with particular reference to the narrow-leaved species in southern Africa. University of Natal.
Nicholas, A. (1999). A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe Asclepiadinae (Asclepiaceae) in Southern Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.
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 14 September 2024]
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J. E., Helme, N. A., Turner, R. C., Kamundi, D. A. and Manyama, P. A. (eds). (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
von Staden, L. (2016). Asclepias dissona N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/05/30.
Argocoffeopsis lemblinii (A.Chev.) Robbr. (1981:365)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Randia lemblinii A.Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 18: 415 (1938); Coffea lemblinii (A.Chev.) Keay in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 28: 296 (1958); Argocoffea lemblinii (A.Chev.) J.-F.Leroy in J. Agric. Trop. Bot. Appl. 10: 260 (1963); Coffea lemblinii A.Chev. in Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç.: 336 (1920), nom. nud.
Conservation Status
Extinct (Assi, 1998; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last record: 1907 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Côte d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Aké Assi, L. (1995). Data collection forms for tree species of Côte d'Ivoire.
Assi, A. (1998). Argocoffeopsis lemblinii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T18290783A9687680. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T18290783A9687680.en. Downloaded on 16 November 2016.
Baillie, Jonathan E. M. and Butcher, Ellen R. (2012). Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. London, UK: Zoological Society of London.
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]
Davis, Aaron P. et al. (2007). Searching for the relatives of Coffea (Rubiaceae, Ixoroideae): the circumscription and phylogeny of Coffeeae based on plastid sequence data and morphology. American Journal of Botany 94(3): 313-329.
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J. M. and Hepper, F. N. (1927). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Published by the English Ministry of State for the Colonies.
Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J. M. and Hepper, F. N. (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa: Vol. 2 Ericaceae-Labiatae, 2nd ed. Crown Agents. [reprinted in 1994]
Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles, Vol. 28, Fasc. 3 (Sep. 30, 1958), pp. 291-298
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 14 September 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.