Podophorus

Podophorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Podophorus
Species: P. bromoides
Binomial name
Podophorus bromoides

Podophorus is an extinct genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4] The only known species is Podophorus bromoides, which was native to Robinson Crusoe Island in the South Pacific Ocean. This is one of the Juan Fernández Islands, part of the Republic of Chile. The plant was last collected in the wild in the mid-19th century[5] and is now considered extinct.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1856. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 14(37): columns 648-649 in Latin
  2. ↑ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus 1856. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 13: 169
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Podophorus Phil.
  4. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ↑ Hemsley, William Botting (1885). "Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Botany". Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Botany Vol. 1 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  6. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. ↑ Wondermondo, Forest on Robinson Crusoe Island


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