Lebronnecia

Lebronnecia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.[4] The sole species is Lebronnecia kokioides, a very rare flowering shrub.

Lebronnecia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Gossypieae
Genus: Lebronnecia
Fosberg & Sachet (1966)[2]
Species:
L. kokioides
Binomial name
Lebronnecia kokioides
Fosberg & Sachet (1966)[3]

Distribution

Only a few hundred specimens are known to exist. The plant was first described in 1966, after a single tree with a few seedlings was discovered on Tahuata, an island in the Marquesas group of French Polynesia that had been severely deforested by livestock: cattle, goats, horses, and pigs.

Further specimens were later found on the nearby island of Mohotani, uninhabited by humans, but similarly deforested by sheep, who seem to avoid eating the plant.[5]

It is now being cultivated in Hawaii.[6]

References
  1. Florence, J. (1998). "Lebronnecia kokioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30398A9537122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30398A9537122.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "genus Lebronnecia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. "Lebronnecia kokioides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. Wendel, J. F., Brubaker, C. L., & Seelanan, T. (2010). The origin and evolution of Gossypium. In: Physiology of Cotton (pp. 1-18). Springer Netherlands.
  5. "Hibiscus & Malvaceae: Cultivation, Conservation, Education: Lebronnecia kokioides". Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  6. Keoki & Yuko Stender. "MarinelifePhotography.com: Plants: Malvaceae". Retrieved 2011-01-23.


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