Cleistanthus evrardii J.Léonard
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Dauby et al., 2021)
Last record: 1958 (Dauby et al., 2021)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
DR Congo
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Léonard, J. (1962). Euphorbiaceae, pp. 1-214. In: Robyns, W., Staner, P., Demaret, F., Germain, R., Gilbert, G., Hauman, L., Homès, M., Jurion, F., Lebrun, J., Vanden Abeele, M. and Boutique, R. (eds.). Flore du Congo et du Rwanda-Burundi. Bruxelles: INÉAC.
Other references:
Dauby, G., Simo-Droissart, M. and Tack, W. (2021). Cleistanthus evrardii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T32740A137513592. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T32740A137513592.en. Accessed on 08 July 2022.
Dauby, G., Stévart, T., Droissart, V., Cosiaux, A., Deblauwe, V., Simo-Droissart, M., Sosef, M. S. M., Lowry II, P. P., Schatz, G. E., Gereau, R. E. and Couvreur, T. L. P. (2017). ConR: An R package to assist large-scale multispecies preliminary conservation assessments using distribution data. Ecology and Evolution 7: 11292-11303.
Fräßdorf, Doreen. (n.d.). Liste ausgestorbener Pflanzen der Neuzeit / List of extinct plants in modern times. Available at: https://www.artensterben.de/liste-ausgestorbener-pflanzen/ [Accessed 27 September 2026]
Graner, Torun. (2026). A World Without Trees: An Analysis of Global Tree Extinction Rates, Geographical Distribution and Correlation to Socioeconomic Factors. Master’s Dissertation, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University. 41 pp.