Myrcia skeldingii Proctor (1959:325)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Kelly, 1998; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Humphreys et al., 2019; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1972
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
along the Mason River, Jamaica
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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