Crinum mauritianum G.Lodd. (1822:650)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Humphreys et al., 2019; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1828 or earlier (Lucas & Synge, 1978:63)
Rediscovered in 1973 (Lucas & Synge, 1978:63)
Last wild record: 1 June 1973
Distribution
Mauritius
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Loddige, C. (1822). Crinum mauritianum. The Botanical Cabinet 7: t. 650.
Other references:
Bosser, J. et al. (eds.). (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
Christenhusz, M. and Govaerts, R. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
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]
Lucas, Grenville Llewellyn and Synge, Hugh (compilers). (1978). The IUCN Plant Red Data Book. Morges, Switzerland: IUCN. 540 pp. [pp. 63-64]
Marais, W. (1975). The selection of a neotype for Crinum mauritianum Lodd. (Amaryllidaceae). Kew Bull. 30: 110.
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 2 May 2024]
WCSP. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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