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List Of Recently Extinct Plants
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 116 extinct species, 132 possibly extinct species, 35 extinct in the wild species, 13 possibly extinct in the wild species, five extinct subspecies, one extinct in the wild subspecies, and four extinct varieties of plant. Algae Extinct species: *''Vanvoorstia bennettiana'', Bennett's seaweed Possibly extinct species: *'' Galaxaura barbata'' *'' Phycodrina elegans'' Bryophytes There are three bryophyte extinct species evaluated by the IUCN. Mosses Extinct species: *'' Flabellidium spinosum'' *'' Neomacounia nitida'' Pteridophytes Extinct species: *'' Adiantum lianxianense'' *'' Dryopteris ascensionis'' Possibly extinct species: Extinct in the wild species *'' Diplazium laffanianum'', Governor Laffan's fern Gymnosperms Possibly extinct species: Extinct in the wild species: Dicotyledons Extinct species: Possibly extinct species: Extinct in the wild species: Possibly extinct in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beastie Bot
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Elaphoglossum Gracilipes
''Elaphoglossum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Taxonomy ''Elaphoglossum'' was first described in 1841 by John Smith, who attributed the name to Heinrich Schott. The name ''Elaphoglossum'' in botanical Latin means 'stag's tongue', in reference to the shape and texture of the leaf fronds.Gledhill D. 1996. ''The Names of Plants''. Cambridge University Press. Species The genus has a large number of species. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) suggested there were about 600; ''Plants of the World Online'' and the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' both listed at least 730 . Species include: *''Elaphoglossum conforme'' (Sw.) J.Sm. (type species) *''Elaphoglossum pattersoniae'' Mickel *''Elaphoglossum serpens ''Elaphoglossum serpens'' is a rare species of fern that grows only on Cerro de Punta, the highest mountain in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Relictus
''Encephalartos relictus'' is a species of cycad in Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no .... Description It is a cycad with an arborescent habit, with a stem up to 2.5 m tall and 40-45 cm in diameter, with secondary stems originating from basal suckers. The leaves, pinnate, of a bluish-green color, are 1–2 m long, supported by a petiole about 15 cm long, and composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate, coriaceous leaflets, arranged on the rachis with an angle of about 40°, long up to 20–25 cm, with entire margin and a pungent. It is a dioecious species, of which, however, only male specimens are known which have from 1 to 3 sub-conical cones, about 20–24 cm long and 12–15 cm broad, of greenish-yellow sarcotesta. References relictus {{cycad-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Nubimontanus
''Encephalartos nubimontanus'' is a species of cycad which is native to Limpopo, South Africa. Description It is a cycad with an arborescent habit, with an erect or decumbent stem, up to 2.5 m tall and 35-40 cm in diameter, sometimes with secondary stems originating from basal suckers. The pinnate leaves, arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem, are 1–2 m long, supported by a stem about 23 cm long, which has a characteristic reddish ring at the base; they are composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate, leathery leaflets, up to 25 cm long, with a toothed margin and a pungent apex, arranged on the rachis at an angle of 70°. It is a dioecious species, with male specimens presenting from 1 to 5 sub-conical, pedunculated, 25–40 cm long and 5–9 cm broad cones, and female specimens with 1-3 ovoid cones, 35–40 cm long and 18– wide 20 cm, light green color. The seeds are roughly ovoid, 3.5-3.8 cm long, covered with an orange-red sarcotesta The sarcotesta is a fleshy seed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Brevifoliolatus
''Encephalartos brevifoliolatus'', the escarpment cycad, is a cycad in the African genus ''Encephalartos''. It is extinct in the wild. The escarpment cycad is an African plant that was found in South Africa's short grasslands in the very open ''Protea'' savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to .... These plants are used to growing on large cliffs. Description This plant has an erect or decombent stem, with a diameter of 25-30 cm and a height of 2.5 meters. The leaves, pinnate, irregularly twisted on themselves and 80-120 cm long, are composed of numerous pairs of lanceolate leaflets, with a leathery consistency, arranged on the rachis in the opposite way, with an angle of 45°. The base of the petiole is tomentose on the dorsal and glabrous side on the ventral side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podocarpus Perrieri
''Podocarpus perrieri'' is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References Sources perrieri Endemic flora of Madagascar Trees of Madagascar Critically endangered flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of the Madagascar subhumid forests {{conifer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Inopinus
''Encephalartos inopinus'' is a species of cycad that is native to Limpopo Province, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... Description It is an arboreal plant, with stems up to 3 m high and 15–25 cm in diameter. It has 100-150 cm long leaves, blue or semi-glossy silver. The leaflets, 14–20 cm long and lanceolate, have the lower toothed margin and are inserted on the rachis in the opposite way at an angle of 180°. It is a dioecious species, with male specimens that have from 1 to 3 closely ovoid cones, green in color, 18–25 cm long and 6–8 cm in diameter, and female specimens, with 1-2 cones of the same color, of oval shape, 30–35 cm long and 12 cm in diameter. Both appear in January, i.e. in the middle of summer in the northern hemisphere. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Hirsutus
''Encephalartos hirsutus'' is a species of cycad that is native to Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was recorded from three separate localities on south-east-facing quartzite cliffs in the Makuya Nature Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park at altitudes ranging from above sea level. Description It is an arborescent cycad, with an erect stem, which becomes decumbent in older specimens, up to high and with a diameter of . The leaves, pinnate, arranged in a crown at the apex of the stem, are long, supported by a petiole about long, and composed of numerous pairs of elliptic leaflets and coriaceous, long , with entire margin and thorny apex, fixed on the rachis with an angle of about 40°, reduced to thorns towards the base of the petiole. It is a dioecious species, with male specimens that have from 2 to 5 cylindrical-ovoid cones, erect, about long and broad, and female specimens with 1–3 ovoid cones, about long and broad, of glaucous green color, glabrous. The see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encephalartos Cerinus
''Encephalartos cerinus'' is a species of cycad in Africa. Description It is an acaule plant, with an underground stem 30 cm long and 25 cm wide. Occasionally, a small portion of the stem may come out of the ground. The leaves, from eight to ten, are opaque and flat, 80–120 cm long and bluish or silvery green in color. The leaflets, 15–18 cm long, are arranged on the rachis in the opposite way at an angle of 150-180° and are covered with a thick, waxy layer which, when rubbed, releases a characteristic odor; the margins are whole and equipped with small denticles. It is a dioecious species, with spindle-shaped male cones, 55–60 cm long and 9–10 cm broad. The female cones have an ovoid shape, are 30–35 cm long and have a diameter of 15–18 cm. Each plant produces only one cone at a time, whose color, for both sexes, varies with maturation from bluish green to yellow. The seeds, 25–30 mm long, have an oblong shape and are covered with an orange or yellow sarcotesta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycas Fugax
''Cycas fugax'' is a species of cycad endemic to Vietnam. It has only been recorded in the wild from Phu Tho Province, Vietnam, but may be reasonably common in cultivation in Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ....Whitelock, Loran M. 2002. ''The Cycads''. Portland: Timber Press. References fugax {{cycad-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplazium Laffanianum
''Diplazium'' is a genus of ferns that specifically includes the approximately 400 known species of twinsorus ferns. The Greek root is ''diplazein'' meaning ''double'': the indusia in this genus lie on both sides of the vein. These ferns were earlier considered part of either the Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Aspleniaceae, or Polypodiaceae families or recognized as belonging to their own taxonomic family. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) places the genus in the Athyriaceae. The taxonomy of the genus is difficult and poorly known, and by 2009 has never been the subject of a complete monographic study. Their distribution is pantropical, with a few species extending into temperate areas. The rhizome of the genus ''Diplazium'' varies from creeping to erect, and is scaly. Its fronds are deciduous or evergreen, are trophopodicThe trophopod is food storage organ described from a number of North American ferns. It consists of the enlarged and modified le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melpomene Brevipes
''Melpomene brevipes'' is an extremely rare and possibly extinct species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... It is estimated that there are less than 5 ferns, if they are still existing References Polypodiaceae Endemic flora of Ecuador Ferns of Ecuador Ferns of the Americas Critically endangered flora of South America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Polypodiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |