Hesperelaea palmeri A.Gray (1876:83)
Olivo de la Isla de Guadalupe
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Fuentes et al., 2020; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1875 (Fuentes et al., 2020; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. 11: 83, 1876
Other references:
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