Lasiodiscus rozeirae
Lasiodiscus rozeirae is a small tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It was first described in 1958 by Arthur Wallis Exell after a specimen collected by Portuguese botanist Arnaldo Rozeira from São Tomé Island in the Gulf of Guinea.[2] The species has not been found since it was collected in 1954. It is not known whether there is still an extant population.[1]
Lasiodiscus rozeirae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Lasiodiscus |
Species: | L. rozeirae |
Binomial name | |
Lasiodiscus rozeirae | |
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Lasiodiscus rozeirae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32783A9723940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32783A9723940.en.
- "Lasiodiscus rozeirae". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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