REPAD: The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database
Contains 12,763 taxa as of February 2026.
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Cleidion lemurum McPherson

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 1871

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

 

Distribution

Hienghène Caves, New Caledonia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Bouchet, P., Jaffré, T. and Veillon, J.-M. (1995). Plant extinction in New Caledonia: protection of sclerophyll forests urgently needed. Biodiversity and Conservation 4: 415-428.

Jaffré, Tanguy, Bouchet, Philippe and Veillon, Jean-Marie. (1998). Threatened plants of New Caledonia: is the system of protected areas adequate? Biodiversity and Conservation 7(1): 109-135.

Oldfield, Sara, Lusty, Charlotte and MacKinven, Amy (compilers). (1998). The World List of Threatened Trees. Cambridge, U.K.: World Conservation Press. 650 pp.

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.

https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/1075/cleidion-lemurum

 

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Chaetocarpus pubescens (Thwaites) Hook.f.

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

 

Distribution

Sri Lanka (south-west)

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Abeywickrama, B.A. 1990. The threatened plants of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: NARESA. UNESCO - Man and the Biosphere National Committee for Sri Lanka.

Green, M.J.B. and Gunawardena, E.R. N. (comps.) 1997. Designing an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Prepared by IUCN-The World Conservation Union and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. (unpublished).

Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N. and Gunatilleke, C.V.S. 1991. Threatened woody endemics of the wet lowlands of Sri Lanka and their conservation. Biological Conservation 55(1): 17-36.

Oldfield, Sara, Lusty, Charlotte and MacKinven, Amy (compilers). (1998). The World List of Threatened Trees. Cambridge, U.K.: World Conservation Press. 650 pp.

World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Chaetocarpus pubescens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T32549A9714756. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32549A9714756.en. Downloaded on 29 April 2017.

 

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Cassipourea obovata Alston

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 1911

IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient

 

Distribution

Mozambique

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Burrows, J.E., Alves, M.T., Coates Palgrave, F.M., Hyde, M.A., Luke, W.R.Q., Massingue, A.O., Matimele, H.A., Raimondo, D. & Timberlake, J. 2014. Cassipourea obovata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T32166A62488397. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T32166A62488397.en. Downloaded on 27 April 2017.

Golding, J. (ed.). 2002. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network.

Oldfield, Sara, Lusty, Charlotte and MacKinven, Amy (compilers). (1998). The World List of Threatened Trees. Cambridge, U.K.: World Conservation Press. 650 pp.

Torre, A.R. & Goncalves, A.E. 1978. Rhizophoraceae. In: Launert, E. (ed.), Flora Zambesiaca, vol. 4, Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

 

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Cassipourea eketensis Baker f.

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

 

Distribution

Eket, Nigeria (south-eastern)

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. and Hepper, F.N. 1927. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Published by the English Ministry of State for the Colonies.

Keay, R.W.J. 1989. The Trees of Nigeria. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Oldfield, Sara, Lusty, Charlotte and MacKinven, Amy (compilers). (1998). The World List of Threatened Trees. Cambridge, U.K.: World Conservation Press. 650 pp.

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.

World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Cassipourea eketensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T32721A9725208. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32721A9725208.en. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.

 

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Casearia tinifolia Vent. (1808:47)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonyms: Samyda tinifolia Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 32 (1817); Chetocrater tinifolia Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 149 (1838)

 

Conservation Status

Extinct (Strahm, 1998b; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Humphreys et al., 2019; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)

Last record: 1976 (Strahm, 1998b; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

IUCN RedList status: Extinct

 

Distribution

Mauritius, Mascarene Islands

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Baillie, Jonathan E. M. and Butcher, Ellen R. (2012). Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. London, UK: Zoological Society of London.

Bosser, J., Cadet, Th., Julien, H. R. and Marais, W. (1976). Flore des Mascareignes. The Sugar Research Institute, Mauritiu, ORSTOM, Paris, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Bosser, J., Cadet, Th., Julien, H. R. and Marais, W. (eds.). (1980). Flore des Mascareignes 31-50: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Cadet, T. (1984). Liste et commentaires sur les plantes en danger des Mascareignes. Paris.

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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

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]

Oldfield, Sara, Lusty, Charlotte and MacKinven, Amy (compilers). (1998). The World List of Threatened Trees. Cambridge, U.K.: World Conservation Press. 650 pp.

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 5 October 2024]

Strahm, W. A. (1993). The conservation and restoration of the flora of Mauritius and Rodrigues. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis (2 vols.), Reading University, UK.

Strahm, W. A. (1998a). Correspondence with Charlotte Lusty containing preliminary evaluations for tree species of Réunion, Rodrigues and Mauritius.

Strahm, W. A. (1998b). Casearia tinifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30527A9560184. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30527A9560184.en. Downloaded on 17 November 2016.

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.

https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/90/casearia-tinifolia

 

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  2. Caryodendron angustifolium
  3. Bonnetia ptariensis
  4. Bonania myricifolia

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