Xylosma sp. nov. 'Rapa Nui'
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct if distinct
Last record: <600 yrcalBP (Prebble & Dowe, 2008:2547)
Distribution
Rapa Nui (=Easter Island)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Orliac, C. and Orliac, M. (1998). The disappearance of Easter Island’s forest: over-exploitation or climatic catastrophe?, pp. 129-134. In: Stevenson, C. M., Lee, G. and Morin, F. J. (eds.). Easter Island in Pacific Context, South Seas Symposium. Proceedings of theFourth International Conference on Easter Island and East Polynesia. EasterIsland Foundation, Los Osos.
Prebble, Matthew and Dowe, John L. (2008). The late Quaternary decline and extinction of palms on Pacific islands. Quaternary Science Reviews 27(27-28): 2546-2567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.09.015
https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/1291/subfossil-plants-pacific-islands