Leptochilus wallii (Baker) C.Chr. (1905:20)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Acrostichum wallii Baker in J. Bot. 10: 146 (1872); Gymnopteris wallii (Baker) Bedd. in Suppl. Ferns S. Ind.: 26 (1876); Campium wallii (Baker) Copel. in Philipp. J. Sci. 37: 348 (1928); Dendroglossa wallii (Baker) Copel. in Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5: 200 (1947)
Conservation Status
Missing (Ranil et al., 2020) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1871 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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]
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 5 July 2024]
Ranil, R. H. G., Gunawardena, N. P. T., Muthukuda Arachchi, D. K. T., Pushpakumara, D. K. N. G. and Wijesundara, D. S. A. (2020). Pteridophytes in Sri Lanka, pp. 170-188. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.
Roskov Y. et al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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