Miconia ruizteranii Wurdack
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Avendaño et al., 2021)
Last record: 1988 (Avendaño et al., 2021)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Venezuela
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Wurdack, J.J. 1972. Certamen Melastomataceis XVIII. Phytologia 22(5).
Other references:
Avendaño, N., Espinoza Flores, Y., Fernández, A., Gallardo, A., García, M., Gonto, R., Hokche, O. and Limonggi, T. (2021). Miconia ruizteranii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T149608345A149610460. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T149608345A149610460.es. Accessed on 10 July 2022.
Fräßdorf, Doreen. (n.d.). Liste ausgestorbener Pflanzen der Neuzeit / List of extinct plants in modern times. Available at: https://www.artensterben.de/liste-ausgestorbener-pflanzen/ [Accessed 27 September 2026]
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.
Wurdack, J. J. (1973). Melastomataceae. Instituto Botánico, Caracas.