Biology:Lavoisiera canastrensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Lavoisiera canastrensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Lavoisiera
Species:
L. canastrensis
Binomial name
Lavoisiera canastrensis
Almeda & A.B.Martins

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

  1. Imster (3 January 2018). "Ringing in 2018 with 85 new species". http://earthsky.org/earth/85-new-species. 
  2. 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