Naufraga (plant)

Naufraga balearica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Tribe: Apieae
Genus: Naufraga
Constance & Cannon
Species: N. balearica
Binomial name
Naufraga balearica
Constance & Cannon

Naufraga balearica is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family, and the only species in the genus Naufraga.[1] It is endemic to the Spanish island of Majorca, where it is found only at the base of cliffs at the north of the island.[1] A population was discovered on Corsica in 1981, but it had died out by 1983, and it is not clear whether it arrived naturally.[1] Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky shores, and is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bertrand de Montmollin; Wendy Strahm (2005). "Naufraga balearica". The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants: Wild Plants at the Brink of Extinction, and What is Needed to Save Them. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-2-8317-0832-4.
  2. M. Mus & J. Rita Larrucea (2006). "Naufraga balearica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 20, 2007.


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