Psidium dumetorum Proctor (1967:37)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Considered a synonym of P. amplexicaule by (POWO, 2024).
Conservation Status
Extinct (Kelly, 1998; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Humphreys et al., 2019) or Invalid (synonym of P. amplexicaule) by (POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1976 (Kelly, 1998)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
streamside thicket in Clarendon, Jamaica
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Kelly, D. L. (1997). List of threatened trees in the Jamaican flora, not in 'Draft species summaries: Jamaica' WCMC 24/04/97 (unpublished).
Kelly, D. L. (1998). Psidium dumetorum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T37904A10084659. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37904A10084659.en. Downloaded on 19 November 2016.
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