St. Helena Olive
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| Nesiota elliptica (Roxb.) Hook.f. |
The St. Helena Olive (Nesiota elliptica) is a recently extinct plant from the monotypic genus of flowering plants Nesiota within the family Rhamnaceae.
It was an island endemic native to St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Although called the St Helena olive it is unrelated to the true olive (Olea europaea). The last remaining tree in the wild died in 1994, and the last remaining individual in cultivation died in December 2003, despite conservation efforts. It is thus a prime example of recent species and genus extinction (see also the List of extinct plants).
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- Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd, Oswestry.
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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