Weinmannia spiraeoides A.Gray (1854:677)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (WCMC, 1998; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024) but of doubtful status (Bernardi, 1964; WCMC, 1998; Pillon et al., 2021; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1840 (WCMC, 1998; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Ovalau, Fiji
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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