Lebronnecia
Lebronnecia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.[4] The sole species is Lebronnecia kokioides, a very rare flowering shrub.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Gossypieae |
| Genus: | Lebronnecia Fosberg[2] |
| Species: | L. kokioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lebronnecia kokioides | |
Distribution
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 seem to avoid eating the plant.[5]
References
- Florence, J. 1998. Lebronnecia kokioides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 13 October 2015.
- "genus Lebronnecia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "Lebronnecia kokioides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via The Plant List.
- Wendel, J. F., Brubaker, C. L., & Seelanan, T. (2010). The origin and evolution of Gossypium. In: Physiology of Cotton (pp. 1-18). Springer Netherlands.
- "Hibiscus & Malvaceae: Cultivation, Conservation, Education: Lebronnecia kokioides". Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- Keoki & Yuko Stender. "MarinelifePhotography.com: Plants: Malvaceae". Retrieved 2011-01-23.
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