Ranunculus fraelensis Dunkel (2010:186)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Dunkel, 2010:186,189; Bartolucci et al., 2018:182, 2021:48) or Extinct (Abeli et al., 2021; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last record (disputed): 18 July 1902 (Dunkel, 2010:186 [sole record]); 1953 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Italy
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Dunkel, Franz G. (2010). The Ranunculus auricomus L. complex (Ranunculaceae) in Northern Italy / Il complesso di Ranunculus auricomus (Ranunculaceae) in Italia settentrionale. Webbia 65(2): 179-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2010.10670873
Other references:
Abeli, Thomas, Albani Rocchetti, Giulia, Barina, Zoltan, Bazos, Ioannis, Draper, David, Grillas, Patrick, Iriondo, José María, Laguna, Emilio, Moreno-Saiz, Juan Carlos and Bartolucci, Fabrizio. (2021). Seventeen ‘extinct’ plant species back to conservation attention in Europe. Nature Plants 7: 282-286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00878-1
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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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