Myrcia skeldingii
Appearance
Myrcia skeldingii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Myrcia |
Species: | †M. skeldingii
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Binomial name | |
†Myrcia skeldingii Proctor
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Myrcia skeldingii is an extinct species of plant in the family Myrtaceae that was endemic to a single location along the Mason River between Clarendon and Saint Ann Parishes, Jamaica. It became extinct due to habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kelly, D.L. (1998). "Myrcia skeldingii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33796A9805664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33796A9805664.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.