Lebronnecia
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Lebronnecia kokioides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "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.
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