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'''''Gasteranthus extinctus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Gesneriaceae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Ecuador]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> |
'''''Gasteranthus extinctus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Gesneriaceae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Ecuador]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> |
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On April 15, 2022, the plant was [[Lazarus taxon|rediscovered]] in [[South America]] at the foothills of the [[Andes]] mountains, and in patches of forest in the [[Centinela del Cóndor Canton|Centinela]] region of [[Ecuador]], almost 40 years after it was last sighted.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bugel |first1=Safi |date=2022-04-15 |title=Wildflower believed to be extinct for 40 years spotted in Ecuador |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/15/wildflower-extinct-ecuador-gasteranthus-extinctus-deforestation |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> The study of the flower's rediscovery was published by the ''[[PhytoKeys]]'' journal and the [[Field Museum of Natural History|Field Museum]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/lost-wildflower-named-extinctus-rediscovered-still-endangered/|title=Scientists Rediscover Lost Wildflower Named 'Extinctus,' but It's Still Endangered}}</ref> |
On April 15, 2022, the plant was [[Lazarus taxon|rediscovered]] in [[South America]] at the foothills of the [[Andes]] mountains, and in patches of forest in the [[Centinela del Cóndor Canton|Centinela]] region of [[Ecuador]], almost 40 years after it was last sighted.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bugel |first1=Safi |date=2022-04-15 |title=Wildflower believed to be extinct for 40 years spotted in Ecuador |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/15/wildflower-extinct-ecuador-gasteranthus-extinctus-deforestation |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> The study of the flower's rediscovery was published by the ''[[PhytoKeys]]'' journal and the [[Field Museum of Natural History|Field Museum]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/79638/|title=Rediscovery of Gasteranthus extinctus L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist (Gesneriaceae) at multiple sites in western Ecuador|date=15 April 2022|journal=PhytoKeys|volume=194|pages=33-46|display-authors=4|vauthors= Pitman NC, White DM, Andino JG , Couvreur TL, Fortier RP, Zapata JN, Cornejo X, Clark JL, Feeley KJ, Johnston MK, Lozinguez A, Rivas-Torres G}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/lost-wildflower-named-extinctus-rediscovered-still-endangered/|title=Scientists Rediscover Lost Wildflower Named 'Extinctus,' but It's Still Endangered}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Gasteranthus |
| Species: | G. extinctus
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| Gasteranthus extinctus L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist
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Gasteranthus extinctus is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
On April 15, 2022, the plant was rediscovered in South America at the foothills of the Andes mountains, and in patches of forest in the Centinela region of Ecuador, almost 40 years after it was last sighted.[2] The study of the flower's rediscovery was published by the PhytoKeys journal and the Field Museum in Chicago.[3][4]
Sources
- ^ a b Clark, J.L.; Skog, L.E.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Gasteranthus extinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45338A10992670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45338A10992670.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Bugel, Safi (2022-04-15). "Wildflower believed to be extinct for 40 years spotted in Ecuador". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ Pitman NC, White DM, Andino JG, Couvreur TL, et al. (15 April 2022). "Rediscovery of Gasteranthus extinctus L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist (Gesneriaceae) at multiple sites in western Ecuador". PhytoKeys. 194: 33–46.
- ^ "Scientists Rediscover Lost Wildflower Named 'Extinctus,' but It's Still Endangered".
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