Oxygyne shinzatoi

Oxygyne shinzatoi is a flowering plant that is endemic to Okaniwa Island in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It blooms in September and October and is critically endangered due to logging.[1]

Oxygyne shinzatoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Burmanniaceae
Genus: Oxygyne
Species:
O. shinzatoi
Binomial name
Oxygyne shinzatoi
(Hatus.) C.Abe & Akasawa

References

  1. "Oxygyne shinzatoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
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