Metrosideros sp. nov. 'Rapa Nui'
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct if distinct
Last record: <2000 yrcalBP (Prebble & Dowe, 2008:2547)
Distribution
Rapa Nui (=Easter Island)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Flenley, J. R., King, S. M., Jackson, J. and Chew, C. (1991). The late Quaternary vegetational and climatic history of Easter Island. Journal of Quaternary Science 6: 85-115.
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