- Wahlenbergia roxburghii
Taxobox
name = "Roxburgh bellflower"
status = EX
status_system = iucn2.3
extinct = ca.1880
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Campanulales
familia =Campanulaceae
genus = "Wahlenbergia "
species = "W. roxburghii"
binomial = "Wahlenbergia roxburghii"
binomial_authority = A.DC."Wahlenbergia roxburghii" (Roxburgh bellflower or dwarf cabbage tree) is an extinct member of four species of "
Wahlenbergia " once known from the island ofSt Helena , in the South Atlantic Ocean. It was last seen by naturalistJohn Charles Melliss in 1872.It is an example of one the early extinctions of St. Helena plants as a result of human activity, with a history similar to that of the stringwood ("
Acalypha rubrinervis "), (seeList of extinct plants ).ee also
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Flora of St Helena References
* Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd, Oswestry.
External links
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/43988/all IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]
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