Dendroseris neriifolia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Species: | D. neriifolia
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| Dendroseris neriifolia (Dcne.) H. & A.
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Dendroseris neriifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a tree with droopy, elongated leaves and small yellow-white flowers. The plant was originally native to Continental Chile but is now found only on Robinson Crusoe Island. The plant is edangered and very rare: only two specimens are known to exist in a ravine in the eastern part of the island, although there exist other human-cultivated specimens.[2] It is classified as critically endangered by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Dendroseris neriifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34171A9847347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34171A9847347.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Dendroseris neriifolia - one of the rarest trees in the world". Wondermondo.
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