Biology:Elaeocarpus bojeri
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. bojeri
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| Elaeocarpus bojeri R.E. Vaughan
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Elaeocarpus bojeri, locally known as a bois dentelle ('lace wood' in French), descriptive of its delicate white flowers,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family.[1] The species was once only found close to an Indian temple on Piton Grand Bassin hill near Grand Bassin in Mauritius, where only two individuals were known to grow in the 1990s.[1][2]
Conservation
In a report published by International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London,[3] E. bojeri was termed as one of the hundred most threatened species in the world.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Page, W. (1998). "Elaeocarpus bojeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30553A9562599.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30553/9562599. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlas Obscura: The Last Two Bois Dentelle Trees Visited 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "The 100 most threatened species". ZSL Living Conservation. The Zoological Society of London. http://www.zsl.org/conservation/news/the-100-most-threatened-species,997,NS.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q1390897 entry
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