Microlicia minensis
| Microlicia minensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Lavoisiera |
| Species: | L. canastrensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lavoisiera canastrensis Almeda & A.B.Martins
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Lavoisiera canastrensis is a critically endangered plant species that was found in 2017. It is only known to live in Brazil's Serra da Canastra National Park.[1] This area has been the only known mountaintop in Brazil as the location for the Lavoisiera species. Overall, about 66% are endangered because of limited distributions and small population sizes. To protect the endangered species of Lavoisiera species, a global conservation area, named campo rupestre, is a long-term conservation between governmental and non-governmental agencies to expand, monitor, and support the species. [2]
References
- ^ Imster. "Ringing in 2018 with 85 new species". earthsky.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Martins, Angela (July 28, 2017). "A Monograph of the Brazilian endemic genus Lavoisiera (Melastomataceae: Microlicieae)". Phytotaxa. 315: 1–194 – via Science Citation Index.
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