Pilea boehmerioides Wedd. (1856:232)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Adicea boehmerioides (Wedd.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 622 (1891)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last record: 1968 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Plateau Colophane, Mauritius, Mascarene Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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