Nesohedyotis

Nesohedyotis
St Helena dogwood
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Nesohedyotis
Bremek.
Species: N. arborea
Binomial name
Nesohedyotis arborea

Nesohedyotis is an endemic genus of flowering plants from the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It in the family Rubiaceae (the family that includes coffee).

It has one species, Nesohedyotis arborea (Roxb.) Bremek. (the Saint Helena Dogwood) which grows on the central ridge of the island. The vernacular name recalls the similarity between its inflorescences and those of Cornus species, the dogwoods of Europe and North America. Although it is one of the commoner endemic species on Saint Helena its small population size and small geographical distribution make it endangered.

See also

Flora of St Helena

External links

References

  • Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd, Oswestry.
  • Percy, D.M. & Cronk, Q.C.B. (1997) Conservation in relation to mating systems in Nesohedyotis arborea (Rubiaceae), a rare endemic tree from St Helena. Biological Conservation 84, 135-145


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