Myrsine seychellarum

Myrsine seychellarum, also known as Bwa Klate,[3][4] is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Myrsine seychellarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Myrsine
Species:
M. seychellarum
Binomial name
Myrsine seychellarum
(Mez) Ricketson & Pipoly (2013)
Synonyms[2]

Rapanea seychellarum Mez (1902)

The species is assessed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered, facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild; the population is estimated to number less than 50 mature individuals.[1][5]

The main sites for the population are Mahé, Silhouette, and Praslin,[1] though other studies have stated the apparent disappearance from Silhouette.[6]

References

  1. Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles (1998). "Rapanea seychellarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30504A9554051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30504A9554051.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Myrsine seychellarum (Mez) Ricketson & Pipoly. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. Seychelles Threatened Species and the Conservation (Plants), Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment Seychelles, retrieved 2008-01-27
  4. Kueffer, Christoph; Schumacher, Eva; Beaver, Katy, eds. (March 2004), "Notes from the Field" (PDF), Kapisen, Victoria, Seychelles: Plant Conservation Action group (PCA), vol. 1, no. 1, p. 9, retrieved 2007-01-27
  5. IUCN 2008 Red List - 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3), International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), retrieved 2008-01-27
  6. Stoddart, David Ross (1984), Biogeography and Ecology of the Seychelles Islands: Monographiae Biologicae (illustrated ed.), Springer, p. 213, ISBN 90-6193-107-X, retrieved 2008-01-27
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