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.

 

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