Trilepisium gymnandrum

Trilepisium gymnandrum is a species of Trilepisium that is endemic to the Seychelles, where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Five mature individuals are known in two sub-populations in the mid to high altitude forests of Silhouette Island. The 18th century populations of the larger Mahé and Praslin islands have presumably been extirpated.[1]

Trilepisium gymnandrum

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Trilepisium
Species:
T. gymnandrum
Binomial name
Trilepisium gymnandrum
(Baker) J.Gerlach
Synonyms
  • Bosqueia gymnandra Baker 1877

The NPTS has established a new population on Silhouette island.[2]

See also

References

  1. Gerlach, J. (2003). "Trilepisium gymnandrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. "Plant conservation and research". Island Biodiversity. NPTS (Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles). Retrieved 20 November 2014.


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