Plinia recurvata Urb. (1928:477)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1922 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Sierra del Rosario, western Cuba
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Acosta Ramos, Z. and Urquiola Cruz, A. (2009). A new species of Plinia (Myrtaceae, Eugeniinae) from quartzitic sands of Pinar del Río, W Cuba. Willdenowia 39: 141-144.
Acosta Ramos, Z. (2014). The genus Plinia (Myrtaceae) in Cuba. Willdenowia 44: 269-277.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
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Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B. K., Landrum, L. L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. et al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 8 November 2024]
WCSP. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/