Oldenlandia adscenionis
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Oldenlandia adscensionis was a species of plant
in the Rubiaceae
family. It was endemic to Ascension Island
. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family. It was endemic to Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa...
. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
Source
- Gray, A. 2003. Oldenlandia adscensionis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.