Lebronnecia
| Lebronnecia kokioides | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Lebronnecia Fosberg & Sachet |
| Species: | L. kokioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lebronnecia kokioides Fosberg & Sachet | |
Lebronnecia kokioides is a rare species of flowering shrub in the Malvaceae family. 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 fortunately seem to avoid eating the plant.[2] It is now being cultivated in Hawaii.[3]
References
- ↑ Florence, J. 1998. Lebronnecia kokioides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ↑ "Hibiscus & Malvaceae: Cultivation, Conservation, Education: Lebronnecia kokioides". Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ↑ Keoki & Yuko Stender. "MarinelifePhotography.com: Plants: Malvaceae". Retrieved 2011-01-23.