Helixanthera ensifolia (Thwaites) Danser (1929:317)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Loranthus ensifolius Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 134 (1859); Phoenicanthemum ensifolium (Thwaites) Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 503 (1894)
Conservation Status
Missing (MOE, 2012; Wijesundara et al., 2020) or Extinct (IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, 2007; POWO, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, M. and Govaerts, R. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Dassanayake (ed.). (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE. (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
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 8 June 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. 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.