Myrcia skeldingii

Myrcia skeldingii is an extinct species of plant in the family Myrtaceae that was endemic to a single location along the Mason River between Clarendon and Saint Ann Parishes, Jamaica. It became extinct due to habitat loss.[1]

Myrcia skeldingii

Extinct (1972)  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrcia
Species:
M. skeldingii
Binomial name
Myrcia skeldingii
Proctor

References

  1. Kelly, D.L. (1998). "Myrcia skeldingii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33796A9805664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33796A9805664.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.


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