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Aerva congesta

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Herbaceous plant found only on Mauritius

Aerva congesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Aerva
Species: A. congesta
Binomial name
Aerva congesta
Balf.f. ex Baker

Aerva congesta, the Mascarene amaranth, is a small herbaceous plant of the genus Aerva.

Range

It is restricted to the island of Mauritius although it was formally found on Rodrigues where it is believed to have now gone extinct.

References

  1. "Aerva congesta Balf.fil. ex Baker". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. Baker, John Gilbert. "Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. Pynee, Kersley; Lorence, David; Khurun, Poojanraj (26 July 2018). "Conservation status of Mascarene Amaranth Aerva congesta Balf.F. Ex Baker (Eudicots: Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae): a Critically Endangered endemic herb of the Mascarenes, Indian Ocean". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 10 (8): 12056–12063. doi:10.11609/jott.2402.10.8.12056-12063. S2CID 135400092.
Taxon identifiers
Aerva congesta


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