Weinmannia tinctoria
Encyclopedia
Weinmannia tinctoria is a species of plant
in the Cunoniaceae
family. It is found in Mauritius
and Réunion
. It is threatened by habitat loss. In Mauritius, the population is estimated to be less than 50 individuals.
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 Cunoniaceae
Cunoniaceae
The Cunoniaceae is a family of 26 genera and about 350 species of woody plants in the Antarctic flora, with many laurifolia species with glossy leaves endemic to laurel forest habitat. The family is native to Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, southern South America, the Mascarene...
family. It is found in Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
and Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
. It is threatened by habitat loss. In Mauritius, the population is estimated to be less than 50 individuals.
Source
- Page, W. 1998. Weinmannia tinctoria. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.