Place of Publication
Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 649 (1856)
Conservation status
- Extinct
Regions
Archipiélago de Juan Fernández
Distribution and habitat
Since its first discovery in 1854 by Rudolph A Philippi, this species has not been relocated, despite exhaustive searches by numerous field botanists. It is thought to have occurred in Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) in the area occupied by the village of San Juan Bautista. The introduction of herbivores probably led to its extinction.
References
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Philippi R.A. (1856b)
Philippi, R.A. 1856. Bemerkungen über die Flora der Insel Juan Fernandez. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 14:641-711
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Baeza et al. (2002)
Baez, C.M. , Stuessy, T.F. and Marticorena, C. Brittonia 54(3).