List of recently extinct plants
- Extinct in the wild (EW): 37 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 2,493 species
- Endangered (EN): 3,654 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 5,430 species
- Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 1,851 species
- Least concern (LC): 6,645 species
- Data deficient (DD): 1,674 species
Plant species (IUCN, 2016-2)
- 21,782 extant species have been evaluated
- 20,108 of those are fully assessed[a]
- 8496 are not threatened at present[b]
- 11,577 to 13,251 are threatened[c]
- 151 to 296 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 116 extinct (EX) species[d]
- 35 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 132 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 13 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
- ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
- ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 116 extinct species, 132 possibly extinct species, 35 extinct in the wild species, 13 possibly extinct in the wild species, five extinct subspecies, one extinct in the wild subspecies, and four extinct varieties of plant.[1][2]
Algae[]
Extinct species
- Vanvoorstia bennettiana, Bennett's seaweed
Possibly extinct species
Bryophytes[]
There are three bryophyte extinct species evaluated by the IUCN.
Mosses[]
Extinct species
- Flabellidium spinosum
- Neomacounia nitida
Pteridophytes[]
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Extinct in the wild species
- , Governor Laffan's fern
Gymnosperms[]
Possibly extinct species
- Cycas fugax
- Encephalartos cerinus, Waxen cycad
- Encephalartos hirsutus, Venda cycad
- Encephalartos inopinus, Lydenburg cycad
- Podocarpus perrieri
Extinct in the wild species
- Encephalartos brevifoliolatus, Escarpment cycad
- Encephalartos nubimontanus, Blue cycad
- Encephalartos relictus
- Encephalartos woodii, Wood's cycad
Dicotyledons[]
Extinct species
- Acaena exigua
- Acalypha dikuluwensis
- Acalypha rubrinervis, Stringwood
- Acalypha wilderi
- Achyranthes atollensis
- Argocoffeopsis lemblinii
- Argyroxiphium virescens
- Begonia eiromischa, Woolly-stalked begonia
- Blutaparon rigidum, Galapagos amaranth
- Byttneria ivorensis
- Campomanesia lundiana
- Casearia quinduensis
- Casearia tinifolia
- Cnidoscolus fragrans
- Corynanthe brachythyrsus
- Crudia zeylanica
- , Tree cyanea
- Cyanea dolichopoda
- Cyanea eleeleensis
- , Giffard's cyanea
- Cyanea quercifolia, Oakleaf cyanea
- Cynometra beddomei
- Delissea subcordata
- , Undulata delissea
- Fitchia mangarevensis
- Galipea ossana
- Gomidesia cambessedeana
- Guettarda retusa
- Heliotropium pannifolium, St Helena heliotrope
- Hernandia drakeana
- Hibiscadelphus bombycinus, Kawaihae hibiscadelphus
- Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus
- Hibiscadelphus wilderianus
- Hibiscadelphus woodii
- Hopea shingkeng
- Ilex gardneriana
- Ilex ternatiflora
- Kokia lanceolata
- , Waitakere scurvy grass
- Licania caldasiana
- Madhuca insignis
- Marshallia grandiflora - Appalachian Barbara's buttons
- Melicope cruciata, Cross-bearing pelea
- Melicope haleakalae
- Melicope macropus
- Melicope obovata, Obovate melicope
- Melicope paniculata
- , Waiautoa forget-me-not
- Myrcia skeldingii
- Nesiota elliptica, Saint Helena olive
- Ochrosia fatuhivensis
- Ochrosia tahitensis
- Oldenlandia adscensionis
- Ormosia howii
- Otophora unilocularis
- Pluchea glutinosa
- Pouteria stenophylla
- Pradosia argentea
- Pradosia glaziovii
- Pradosia mutisii
- Psiadia schweinfurthii
- Psidium dumetorum
- Rauvolfia nukuhivensis
- Santalum fernandezianum
- Shorea cuspidata
- Stenocarpus dumbeensis
- Sterculia khasiana
- Streblorrhiza speciosa
- Trilepidea adamsii, Adams mistletoe
- Trochetiopsis melanoxylon, St Helena ebony tree
- Valerianella affinis
- Vernonia sechellensis
- Viola cryana
- Weinmannia spiraeoides
- Wendlandia angustifolia
- Wikstroemia hanalei
- Wikstroemia skottsbergiana, Skottsberg's wikstroemia
- Xanthostemon sebertii
Possibly extinct species
- Aetheolaena hypoleuca
- Aetheolaena ledifolia
- Aetheolaena pichinchensis
- Agelanthus rondensis
- Amsinckia marginata
- Aster quitensis
- Baccharis fusca
- Centropogon brachysiphoniatus
- Clitoria andrei
- Cyanea kolekoleensis
- Cyrtandra crenata
- , Sabinal prairie-clover
- Delonix tomentosa
- Dicoma pretoriensis
- Dipterocarpus grandiflorus
- Dubautia kenwoodii
- Egletes humifusa
- Elaphandra retroflexa
- Eugenia albida
- Eugenia guayaquilensis
- Euphorbia alcicornis
- Euphorbia boinensis
- Euphorbia pirahazo
- Lijndenia brenanii
- Magnolia dixonii
- Manettia canescens
- Manettia holwayi
- Matelea ecuadorensis
- Maytenus manabiensis
- Miconia longisetosa
- Miconia scabra
- Mikania iserniana
- Mikania seemannii
- Peperomia dauleana
- Peperomia petraea
- Phyllostegia knudsenii
- Piper molliusculum
- Polygala quitensis
- Prestonia schumanniana
- Shorea dispar
- Siphocampylus loxensis
- Solanum semicoalitum
- Steriphoma urbani
- Tournefortia obtusiflora
- Vatica xishuangbannaensis
- Viburnum divaricatum
- Xylosma serrata
Extinct in the wild species
- Betula szaferi
- Brugmansia arborea
- Brugmansia aurea
- Brugmansia insignis
- Brugmansia sanguinea
- Brugmansia suaveolens
- Brugmansia versicolor
- Brugmansia vulcanicola
- Cyanea pinnatifida
- Cyanea superba, Superb cyanea
- Cyrtandra waiolani, Fuzzyflower cyrtandra
- Erythroxylum echinodendron
- Euphorbia mayurnathanii
- Firmiana major
- Franklinia alatamaha, Franklin tree
- Kokia cookei, Cooke's kokio
- Lachanodes arborea, She cabbage tree
- Lysimachia minoricensis
- Mangifera casturi, Kalimantan mango
- Mangifera rubropetala
- Nymphaea thermarum
- Rhododendron kanehirai
- Sophora toromiro, Toromiro
- Terminalia acuminata
- Trochetiopsis erythroxylon, St Helena redwood
Possibly extinct in the wild species
Extinct subspecies
Extinct in the wild subspecies
Extinct varieties
Monocotyledons[]
Extinct species
- Cyperus rockii
- Oeceoclades seychellarum
- Sporobolus durus
- Podophorus bromoides
Possibly extinct species
- Aechmea cymosopaniculata
- Aeranthes albidiflora
- Andropogon benthamianus
- Bulbophyllum erythroglossum
- Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum
- Bulbophyllum minax
- Bulbophyllum sanguineum
- Bulbophyllum tampoketsense
- Bulbophyllum zaratananae
- Cyperus chionocephalus
- Cyperus multifolius
- Guzmania lepidota
- Guzmania poortmanii
- Guzmania striata
- Philodendron balaoanum
Extinct in the wild species
- Bromus bromoideus
- Corypha taliera
- Cryosophila williamsii, Lago Yojoa palm
Possibly extinct in the wild species
Extinct varieties
See also[]
- List of least concern plants
- List of near threatened plants
- List of vulnerable plants
- List of endangered plants
- List of critically endangered plants
- List of data deficient plants
References[]
- ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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- Lists of extinct plants
- Plant extinctions since 1500
- IUCN Red List extinct species