Lebronnecia
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Lebronnecia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
Tribe: | Gossypieae |
Genus: | Lebronnecia Fosberg[3] |
Species: | L. kokioides
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Binomial name | |
Lebronnecia kokioides |
Lebronnecia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.[4] The sole species is Lebronnecia kokioides, a very rare flowering shrub.
Distribution[]
Only a few hundred specimens are known to exist. The plant was first described in 1966, after a single tree with a few seedlings was discovered on Tahuata, an island in the Marquesas group of French Polynesia that had been severely deforested by livestock: cattle, goats, horses, and pigs.
Further specimens were later found on the nearby island of Mohotani, uninhabited by humans, but similarly deforested by sheep, who seem to avoid eating the plant.[5]
It is now being cultivated in Hawaii.[6]
References[]
- ^ Florence, J. (1998). "Lebronnecia kokioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30398A9537122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30398A9537122.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Lebronnecia kokioides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via The Plant List.
- ^ "genus Lebronnecia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Wendel, J. F., Brubaker, C. L., & Seelanan, T. (2010). The origin and evolution of Gossypium. In: Physiology of Cotton (pp. 1-18). Springer Netherlands.
- ^ "Hibiscus & Malvaceae: Cultivation, Conservation, Education: Lebronnecia kokioides". Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ Keoki & Yuko Stender. "MarinelifePhotography.com: Plants: Malvaceae". Retrieved 2011-01-23.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Gossypieae
- Flora of French Polynesia
- Endangered flora of Oceania
- Monotypic Malvales genera
- Malvaceae genera
- Malvoideae stubs