Lebronnecia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Gossypieae
Genus: Lebronnecia
Fosberg & Sachet (1966)[2]
Species:
L. kokioides
Binomial name
Lebronnecia kokioides
Fosberg & Sachet (1966)[3]

Lebronnecia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.[4] The sole species is Lebronnecia kokioides, a very rare flowering shrub.

Distribution

Only a few hundred specimens are known to exist. The plant was first described in 1966, after a single tree with a few seedlings was discovered on Tahuata, an island in the Marquesas group of French Polynesia that had been severely deforested by livestock: cattle, goats, horses, and pigs.

Further specimens were later found on the nearby island of Mohotani, uninhabited by humans, but similarly deforested by sheep, who seem to avoid eating the plant.[5]

It is now being cultivated in Hawaii.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Florence, J. (1998). "Lebronnecia kokioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30398A9537122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30398A9537122.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "genus Lebronnecia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lebronnecia kokioides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ↑ Wendel, J. F., Brubaker, C. L., & Seelanan, T. (2010). The origin and evolution of Gossypium. In: Physiology of Cotton (pp. 1-18). Springer Netherlands.
  5. ↑ "Hibiscus & Malvaceae: Cultivation, Conservation, Education: Lebronnecia kokioides". Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  6. ↑ Keoki & Yuko Stender. "MarinelifePhotography.com: Plants: Malvaceae". Retrieved 2011-01-23.


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