Euphorbia brevirama N.E.Br.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Euphorbia breviramea [orth. error used by (Humphreys et al., 2019)]
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Marx, 2001)
Distribution
South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Hilton-Taylor C. (1996). Red Data List of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4: 1-117. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Marx, G. (2001). Euphorbia brevirama N.E. Br. Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bull. 14.
Victor, J. E. and Dold, A. P. (2003). Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99(9): 437-446.
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.
Euphorbia crassipes Marloth
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
Namibia & South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Hilton-Taylor, C. (ed.) (1996). Red data list of Southern African plants: 1-117. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
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.
http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/eup-cra-sub.asp
Euphorbia peltata Roxb. (1832:474)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tithymalus peltatus (Roxb.) Soják in Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 140: 175 (1972)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1800 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Albani Rocchetti, Giulia, Carta, Angelino, Mondoni, Andrea, Godefroid, Sandrine, Davis, Charles C., Caneva, Giulia, Albrecht, Matthew A., Alvarado, Karla, Bijmoer, Roxali, Borosova, Renata, Bräuchler, Christian, Breman, Elinor, Briggs, Marie, Buord, Stephane, Cave, Lynette H., Da Silva, Nílber Gonçalves, Davey, Alexandra H., Davies, Rachael M., Dickie, John B., Fabillo, Melodina, Fleischmann, Andreas, Franks, Andrew, Hall, Geoffrey, Kantvilas, Gintaras, Klak, Cornelia, Liu, Udayangani, Medina, Leopoldo, Reinhammar, Lars Gunnar, Sebola, Ramagwai J., Schönberger, Ines, Sweeney, Patrick, Voglmayr, Hermann, White, Adam, Wieringa, Jan J., Zippel, Elke Zippel and Abeli, Thomas. (2022). Selecting the best candidates for resurrecting extinct-in-the-wild plants from herbaria. Nature Plants 8: 1385-1393. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01296-7 [Supplementary Tables S1-S6]
Balakrishnan, N. P. and Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
Binojkumar, M. S. and Balakrishnan, N. P. (2010). The genus Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae) in India. A taxonomic revision: 1-430. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
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]
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D. G. and Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 24 October 2024]
WCSP. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
Hypericum setiferum Stef.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Invalid (synonym of H. rochelii) (Humphreys et al., 2019)
Conservation Status
Invalid
Distribution
Bulgaria (Greuter, 1994)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Greuter, Werner. (1994). Extinctions in Mediterranean areas. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Ser. B, 344: 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1994.0049
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Velčev, V., Kožuharov, S., Bondev, I., Kuzmanov, B., Markova, M. and Velev, V. (ed.). (1984). Červena kniga na NR Bălgarija. Tom 1. Rastenija. Sofija: Bălgarska Akademija na Naukite.
Isodendrion pyrifolium A.Gray (1852:324)
wahine noho kula
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Isodendrion hawaiiense H.St.John in Pacific Sci. 6: 221 (1952); Isodendrion hillebrandii H.St.John in Pacific Sci. 6: 224 (1952); Isodendrion lanaiense H.St.John in Pacific Sci. 6: 229 (1952); Isodendrion molokaiense H.St.John in Pacific Sci. 6: 243 (1952); Isodendrion remyi H.St.John in Pacific Sci. 6: 247 (1952)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1870 (Wagner et al., 1990:1331; Herbarium Pacificum Staff, 1996:7)
Rediscovered on: 14 July 1991 (Herbarium Pacificum Staff, 1996:7)
Was listed as Extinct by (WCMC, 1992:223).
Distribution & Habitat
Hawaii (=Big Island), Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Herbarium Pacificum Staff. (1996). New Hawaiian plant records for 1995. Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 46: 3-8.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 27 March 2025]
Wagner, Warren L., Bruegmann, Marie M., Herbst, Derral M. and Lau, Joel Q. C. (1999). Hawaiian Vascular Plants at Risk: 1999. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 60: 1-58.
Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., Khan, N. and Flynn, T. (2012). Hawaiian vascular plant updates: a supplement to the manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i and Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies, version 1.3 [12 April 2012]. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA.
Wagner, W., Herbst, D. and Sohmer, S. (1990). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'I 1-2: 1-1853. University of Hawaii Press.
WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Centre). (1992). Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's living resources. London: Chapman & Hall. xx + 594 pp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isodendrion_pyrifolium