Pisonia sechellarum
Appearance
Pisonia sechellarum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
Genus: | Pisonia |
Species: | P. sechellarum
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Binomial name | |
Pisonia sechellarum F. Friedmann
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Pisonia sechellarum is a species of flowering plant in the family Nyctaginaceae. It is indigenous to the Seychelles and the Comoros archipelago. In Seychelles, it is limited to Silhouette Island, where it is the dominant tree but has a total population of about 190 individuals.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ismail, S.; Huber, M.J.; Mougal, J. (2011). "Pisonia sechellarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T32698A9719159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T32698A9719159.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Gerlach, J., Senterre, B., & Barthelat, F. (2013). A review of the conservation status of the threatened western Indian Ocean island tree Pisonia sechellarum (Nyctaginaceae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(12), 4621–4629.