Gaertnera psychotrioides (DC.) Baker
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022)
Distribution
Mauritius, Mascarene Islands
Anatomy & Morphology
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]
Catesbaea phyllacantha Griseb. (1866:122)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Phyllacanthus grisebachianus Hook.f. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 11: 77 (1871)
Conservation Status
Extinct (González Torres et al., 2016:216; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; POWO, 2024)
Distribution
Cuba
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and Strong, M. T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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]
Borhidi, A. and Muñiz, O. (1983). Catálogo de Plantas Cubanas Amenazadas o Extinguidas: 1-85. Acad. Ci. de Cuba, La Habana.
Christenhusz, M. & Govaerts, R. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
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 CubaLista 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. 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 13 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.
Psychotria exellii R.Alves, Figueiredo & A.P.Davis (2005)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered after 50+ years
Distribution
São Tomé
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Alves, R., Figueiredo, E. Davis, A. P. (2005). Taxonomy and conservation of the genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in S.Tomé e Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 147: 469-481.
Other references:
Stévart, T. et al. (2022). Diversity of the Vascular Plants of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, pp. 249-271. In: Ceríaco, L.M.P., de Lima, R.F., Melo, M., Bell, R.C. (eds.). Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_10
Brachystelma attenuatum (Wight) Hook f.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Srivastava, Amber and Chauhan, Nishant. (2022). Rediscovery of Brachystelma attenuatum after 188 years. Oryx 56(4): 489. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605322000473
Brachystelma parviflorum (Wight) Hook.f.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in August 2020
Distribution
Himachal Pradesh, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Srivastava, Amber and Chauhan, Nishant. (2021). Rediscovery of Brachystelma parviflorum after 186 years. Oryx 55(3): 329. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605321000119