Biology:Lavoisiera canastrensis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Lavoisiera canastrensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Lavoisiera |
Species: | L. canastrensis
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Binomial name | |
Lavoisiera canastrensis Almeda & A.B.Martins
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Lavoisiera canastrensis is a critically endangered plant species that was found in 2017. It is only known to live in Brazil 's Serra da Canastra National Park.[1] This area has been the only known mountaintop in Brazil as the location for the Lavoisiera species. Overall, about 66% are endangered because of limited distributions and small population sizes. To protect the endangered species of Lavoisiera species, a global conservation area, named campo rupestre, is a long-term conservation between governmental and non-governmental agencies to expand, monitor, and support the species. [2]
References
- ↑ Imster (3 January 2018). "Ringing in 2018 with 85 new species". http://earthsky.org/earth/85-new-species.
- ↑ Martins, Angela (July 28, 2017). "A Monograph of the Brazilian endemic genus Lavoisiera (Melastomataceae: Microlicieae)". Phytotaxa 315: 1–194. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.315.1.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q55616639 entry