Huperzia rubra (Cham. & Schltdl.) Trevis. (1875 "1874":247)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Lycopodium rubrum Cham. & Schltdl. (1833:389); Urostachys ruber (Cham. & Schltdl.) Herter ex Nessel & Hoehne (1927:381); Urostachys rubrus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Herter ex Nessel & Hoehne (1927:381) [used by (Walter & Gillett, 1998:2)]; Phlegmariurus ruber (Cham. & Schltdl.) B.Øllg. (2012:481)

Conservation Status

Last record: 1890's (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 21 January 1971 (de Vasconcelos et al., 2002:8)

Rediscovered on: 10 April 1998 (de Vasconcelos et al., 2002:3)

Still listed as Extinct by (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024).

Distribution

Bahia & Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Chamisso, Adelbert von and Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von. (1833). ['Defuncti Sellowi nostri memoriam...']. Linnaea 8: 388-389.

Other references:

Badini, J. (1983). Lycopodiaceae de Ouro Preto. Anais do Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, UFOP, Ouro Preto, p. 46-75.

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]

de Vasconcelos, Marcelo Ferreira et al. (2002). A redescoberta de Huperzia rubra (Cham.) Trevisan (lycopodiceae) e o seu atual estado de conservação nas altas montanhas do sul da cadeia do espinhaço, Minas Gerais. UNIMONTES CIENTÍFICA. Montes Claros 3(3): 1-9.

Hassler, Michael. (2004-2023). World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 17.2; last update Oct. 18th, 2023. Available at: https://www.worldplants.de/ferns/ [Accessed 21 October 2023]

Nascimento, Emilly Layne Martins, de Abreu, Paula Aparecida Costa, da Cunha Silva, Rayane Rodrigues, Nunes, Rhewter and Rodrigues, Flávia Melo. (2022). An overview of bibliometric indicators about endangered Brazilian Cerrado plant species. Revista de Ciências Ambientais 16(3): 1-13. [automatic download]

Øllgaard, Benjamin. (2012). Nomenclatural changes in Brazilian Lycopodiaceae / Mudanças nomenclaturais em Lycopodiaceae do Brasil. Rodriguésia 63(2): 479-482. https://doi.org/10.1590/S2175-78602012000200020

POWO. (2023). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 21 October 2023]

Trevis, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 17: 247 (1874 publ. 1875)

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. [lists the species as extinct under Urostachys rubrus (p. 2)]

https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/1358/urostachys-rubrus

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