Acalypha rubrinervis Cronk (1995:98)

Stringwood, Red acalypha

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonyms: Acalypha rubra Roxb. in A.Beaston, Tracts St. Helena: 295 (1816), nom. illeg.; Acalypha reticulata var. rubra Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 851 (1866); Acalypha filiformis subsp. rubra (Müll.Arg.) Govaerts in R.Govaerts, D.G.Frodin & A.Radcliffe-Smith, World Checkl. & Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae: 62 (2000)

Conservation Status

Extinct (WCMC, 1992:218; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Lambdon & Ellick, 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)

Last record: 1855 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 1855-1875 (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016); 1870

IUCN RedList status: Extinct

Distribution & Habitat

St Helena (central ridge)

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

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

Beatson, A. 1816. An alphabetical list of plants seen by Dr Roxburgh growing on the island of St Helena. Tracts relative to the Island of St Helena, Appendix 1. W.Bulmer & Co., London, U.K.

Burchell, W. J. (1805-10). Flora Insulae Sanctae Helenae. Unpublished manuscript held at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, U.K.

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]

Cronk, Q. C. B. (1998). Acalypha rubrinervis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (http://iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 08 May 2015.

Cronk, Q. C. B. (2000). The Endemic Flora of St. Helena. Oswestry, U.K.: Anthony Nelson Publishers.

Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

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.

Lambdon, P. W. (2012). Flowering plants and ferns of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury, U.K.

Lambdon, P. W. and Ellick, S. (2016). Acalypha rubrinervis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T37854A67371775. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T37854A67371775.en. Downloaded on 26 June 2021.

Melliss, J.C. 1875. St Helena: A Physical, Historical and Topographical Description of the Island, Including its Geology, Fauna, Flora and Meteorology. L. Reeve & Co., London, U.K.

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 9 September 2024]

Vojtek, Ján. (2020). Refining extinction estimations for plants of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs). MSc dissertation, Queen Mary, University of London. https://doi.org/10.34885/185

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