Miconia abscondita Majure, Judd & Skean (2015)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1926
Since rediscovered (Rivers & Timyan, 2022)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Massif de la Hotte, Haiti & Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, both Hispaniola
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Judd, W. S., Majure, L. C., Skean Jr., J. D. and Neubig, K. M. (2015). Miconia abscondita (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new species from the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti: rediscovered in herbaria after being hidden for nearly nine decades. Rhodora 117(971): 317-341.
Other references:
Graner, Torun. (2026). A World Without Trees: An Analysis of Global Tree Extinction Rates, Geographical Distribution and Correlation to Socioeconomic Factors. Master’s Dissertation, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University. 41 pp.
Majure, L. C., Clase, T., Testo, W., Cinea, W. and Peguero, B. 2020. Nuevos reportes para la flora de La Espanola. Moscosoa 20: 151-161.
Rivers, M. C. (2018). Miconia abscondita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T122227170A122439191. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T122227170A122439191.en. Accessed on 19 June 2022.
Rivers, M. C. and Timyan, J. (2022). Miconia abscondita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T122227170A212164498. Accessed on 17 December 2022.