Peperomia rossii Rendle ex Baker f. (1900:186)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Peperomia rossi Rendle ex E. G. Baker (1900:186)
Conservation Status
Missing (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:8 [as Possibly extinct]) or Extinct (Du Puy, 1993a:13 [as 'apparently extinct'])
Last (and only) record: 1898 (Du Puy, 1993a:13; Silcock et al., 2019:SM:8)
"Several extensive searches for rare and threatened plants, over several decades"
(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:8)
Distribution & Habitat
Christmas Island, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rendle, A. B. (1900). Apetalæ, pp. 185-190. In: Andrews, Charles W. (ed.). A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Physical Features and Geology, with Descriptions of the Fauan and Flora by Numerous Contributors. London: British Museum (Natural History). xiii+[i]+337 pp., 21 pls.
Other references:
Du Puy, D. J. (1993a). Christmas Island, pp. 1-30 [2,13,19]. In: George, Alexander S., Orchard, Anthony E. and Hewson, H. J. (eds.). Flora of Australia Volume 50, Oceanic islands 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. xxvi + 606 pp.
Du Puy, D. J. (1993b). Piperaceae, pp. 73-76 [75 (key), 76 (taxon profile)]. In: George, Alexander S., Orchard, Anthony E. and Hewson, H. J. (eds.). Flora of Australia Volume 50, Oceanic Islands 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. xxvi + 606 pp.
Silcock, Jen L., Field, Ashley R., Walsh, Neville G. and Fensham, Roderick J. (2019). To name those lost: assessing extinction likelihood in the Australian vascular flora. Oryx 54(2): 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318001357 [Supplementary Material]
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.