Rapanea seychellarum

Rapanea seychellarum, also known as Bwa Klate,[2][3] is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Rapanea melanophloeos,[4] a mainland African species.

Rapanea seychellarum

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Rapanea
Species:
R. seychellarum
Binomial name
Rapanea seychellarum

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 (NPTS) (1998), written at Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles, IUCN 2008 Red List of Threatened Species — Rapanea seychellarum, Cambs, United Kingdom: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) (published 2008), retrieved 2008-01-27
  2. Seychelles Threatened Species and the Conservation (Plants), Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment Seychelles, retrieved 2008-01-27
  3. Kueffer, Christoph; Schumacher, Eva; Beaver, Katy, eds. (March 2004), "Notes from the Field" (PDF), Kapisen, Victoria, Seychelles: Plant Conservation Action group (PCA), 1 (1), p. 9, retrieved 2007-01-27
  4. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  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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