Solanum ruvu Voronts. (2011:230)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Knapp, 2021) or Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 17 July 2000 (Vorontsova & Mbago, 2011 "2010"; Knapp, 2021 [as 2000]; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024 [as 2000])
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Ruvu Coastal Forest, Morogoro District, Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Vorontsova, Maria S. and Mbago, Frank M. (2011 "2010"). New Solanum species from Tanzanian coastal forest may already be extinct. Journal of East African Natural History 99(2): 227-234. https://doi.org/10.2982/028.099.0202
Other references:
Albani Rocchetti, Giulia, Carta, Angelino, Mondoni, Andrea, Godefroid, Sandrine, Davis, Charles C., Caneva, Giulia, Albrecht, Matthew A., Alvarado, Karla, Bijmoer, Roxali, Borosova, Renata, Bräuchler, Christian, Breman, Elinor, Briggs, Marie, Buord, Stephane, Cave, Lynette H., Da Silva, Nílber Gonçalves, Davey, Alexandra H., Davies, Rachael M., Dickie, John B., Fabillo, Melodina, Fleischmann, Andreas, Franks, Andrew, Hall, Geoffrey, Kantvilas, Gintaras, Klak, Cornelia, Liu, Udayangani, Medina, Leopoldo, Reinhammar, Lars Gunnar, Sebola, Ramagwai J., Schönberger, Ines, Sweeney, Patrick, Voglmayr, Hermann, White, Adam, Wieringa, Jan J., Zippel, Elke Zippel and Abeli, Thomas. (2022). Selecting the best candidates for resurrecting extinct-in-the-wild plants from herbaria. Nature Plants 8: 1385-1393. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01296-7 [Supplementary Tables S1-S6]
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]
Edmonds, J. E., Vorontsova, M. S. and Knapp, S. (2012). Solanaceae. In: Flora of Tropical East Africa, ed. H. Beentje, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hall, S. M, Fanning, E. and Howell, K. M. (eds). (2004). Ruvu South Forest Reserve: a biodiversity survey. Frontier Tanzania Environmental Research Report 111. The Society for Environmental Exploration, the University of Dar es Salaam, Ulanga District Council, Kilombero Valley, Tanzania.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Knapp, S. (2021). Solanum ruvu. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T101529185A101529196. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T101529185A101529196.en. Accessed on 24 July 2022.
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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 16 November 2024]
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