Manilkara gonavensis

Manilkara gonavensis is a tree species in the sapodilla family, found nowhere else but Haiti. It has only ever been collected one time for study, when the type specimen was taken. This was in the early 20th century, before 1929, which is the year it was described (the year of a plant's collection often predates its description by years, sometimes even decades). Consequently, very little is known about M. gonavensis, and further study is needed. The specimen was taken from Haiti's Gonâve Island, which is reflected in the choice of its specific epithet.[1]

Manilkara gonavensis

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Species:
M. gonavensis
Binomial name
Manilkara gonavensis
(Urb. & Ekman) Gilly ex Cronquist[2]
Synonyms[2][3]

Mimusops gonavensis Urb. & Ekman

Sources

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Manilkara gonavensis in IUCN 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  2. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club lxxii. 562. 1945 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara gonavensis". IPNI. Retrieved December 29, 2009. Notes: Mimusops gonavensis
  3. Ark. Bot. 22A(17): 76. 1929 "Plant Name Details for Mimusops gonavensis". IPNI. Retrieved December 29, 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.