Machilus salicoides S.K.Lee (1979:48)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Persea salicoides (S.K.Lee) Kosterm. in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77: 547 (1990)
Conservation Status
Missing (de Kok, 2023) or Extinct (Qin et al., 2017; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record (disputed): 14 March 1941 (de Kok, 2023); 1979 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Sichuan, China
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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