Rapanea seychellarum
Rapanea seychellarum, also known as Bwa Klate,[1][2] is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.
The species is assessed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered, facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild; the population is estimated to number less than 50 mature individuals.[3][4]
The main sites for the population are Mahé, Silhouette, and Praslin,[3] though other studies have stated the apparent disappearance from Silhouette.[5]
References
- ^ Seychelles Threatened Species and the Conservation (Plants), Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment Seychelles, http://www.env.gov.sc/html/threathened_species_and_the_co.html, retrieved 2008-01-27
- ^ Kueffer, Christoph; Schumacher, Eva; Beaver, Katy, eds. (March, 2004), Notes from the Field, , Kapisen (Victoria, Seychelles: Plant Conservation Action group (PCA)) 1 (1): 9, http://www.plantecology.ethz.ch/publications/books/kapisen/kapisen1.pdf, retrieved 2007-01-27
- ^ a b IUCN 2008 Red List of Threatened Species — Rapanea seychellarum, Cambs, United Kingdom: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1998 (published 2008), http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/30504/0/full, retrieved 2008-01-27
- ^ IUCN 2008 Red List - 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3), International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_2_3#critical, retrieved 2008-01-27
- ^ Stoddart, David Ross (1984), Biogeography and Ecology of the Seychelles Islands: Monographiae Biologicae (illustrated ed.), Springer, p. 213, ISBN 9-06193-107-X, http://books.google.com/?id=hAu6qogRHloC&q=%22Rapanea+seychellarum%22#search_anchor, retrieved 2008-01-27