PLANTAE LIST OF EXTINCT SPECIES  © Endangered Species International        Recommended citation: Endangered Species International. 2009.  List of Recent Extinct Species. Last Update April 2009. http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/overview.html  ESIlogo cut1.jpg
The starting date for the inclusion of extinctions was set at 1500 AD following the Committee on Recently Extinct Organisms.
Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Subspecies Common Name Former Distribution Assessment Estimated Extinction Date Causes of extinction Habitat Habitat Notes Human losses Potential losses Citations Notes
BRYOPHYTA BRYOPSIDA BRYALES BRACHYTHECIACEAE Flabellidium spinosum Unknown Bolivia: Santa Cruz Cordillera Extinct 1911 Logging and cultivating Terrestrial Epiphytic in forest House insulation Unknown Enroth, J. (1995). Commentary on the moss genus Flabellidium (Brachytheciaceae). Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica. 40(2):743-747.
NECKERACEAE Neomacounia nitida Unknown Canada: Ontario Extinct 1960's Unknown Terrestrial On elms in a swamp House insulation Unknown
MARCHANTIOPSIDA JUNGERMANNIALES RADULACEAE Radula visiniaca Unknown Italy Extinct 1938 Unknown Terrestrial Unknown House insulation Unknown
POLYPODIOPHYTA POLYPODIOPSIDA BLECHNALES DRYOPTERIDACEAE Dryopteris  ascensionis Unknown Saint Helena: Ascension Extinct 1889 Introduced plants have replaced the species Terrestrial Unknown Unknown Unknown Gray, A. et al. (2005). The conservation of the endemic vascular flora of Ascension Island and threats from alien species. ORYX. 39(4):449-453.
PTERIDALES ADIANTACEAE Adiantum  lianxianense Unknown China :Guangdong Extinct Unknown Habitat loss Terrestrial Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests Unknown Unknown
Anogramma ascensionis Unknown Saint Helena: Ascension Extinct 1958 Introduced plants have replaced the species Terrestrial Unknown Unknown Unknown Gray, A. et al. (2005). The conservation of the endemic vascular flora of Ascension Island and threats from alien species. ORYX. 39(4):449-453.
RHODOPHYTA FLORIDEOPHYCEAE CERAMIALES DELESSERIACEAE Vanvoorstia  bennettiana Bennett's Seaweed Australia: New South Wales Extinct Post 1800 Fisheries, infrastructure development, human settlement, tourism/recreation, water transport, bycatch by netting, and water pollution Marine Soft sediment seabed with scattered rocky reef and rocky intertidal shores Unknown Unknown Millar, A.J.K. (2003). The world's first recorded extinction of a seaweed. Proceedings of the 17th International Seaweed Symposium. 313-318.
TRACHEOPHYTA CYCADOPSIDA CYCADALES ZAMIACEAE Encephalartos  brevifoliolatus Unknown South Africa: Limpopo Province Extinct in the wild 2004 Removal from the wild by collectors Terrestrial Montane grasslands Food source (starch) Medicinal properties Vorster, P. (1996). Encephalartos brevifoliolatus (Zamiaceae): A new species from the Northern Province. South African Journal of Botany. 62(1):61-64.
Encephalartos  nubimontanus Unknown South Africa: Limpopo Province Extinct in the wild 2000's Illegal removal by collectors and debarking for medicinal purposes Terrestrial Mixed deciduous woodland, especially on cliff faces Food source (starch) Medicinal properties Hurter, P.J.H. (1995). Two newly described cycads from Africa. Phytologia. 78(6):409-416.
Encephalartos  relictus Unknown Swaziland Extinct in the wild 2000's Removal from the wild by collectors Terrestrial Unknown Food source (starch) Medicinal properties Golding, J.S. and Hurter, P.J.H. (2003). A Red List account of Africa's cycads and implications of considering life-history and threats. Biodiversity and Conservation. 12(3):507-528.
Encephalartos  woodii Unknown South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Extinct in the wild 2000's Removal from the wild by collectors Terrestrial Forests Food source (starch) Medicinal properties Chavez, V.M. et al. (2007). Recovery of difficult-to-regenerate species: The cycad example. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biotechnology of Temperate Fruit Crops and Tropical Species. 738:51-61. 
LILIOPSIDA ARECALES PALMAE Corypha  taliera Unknown India, Possibly Bangladesh Extinct in the wild 1950's Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
Cryosophila  williamsii Lago Yojoa Palm, Root-spine Palm Honduras Extinct in the wild Unknown Increasing agriculture, settlement and logging Terrestrial Lowland rainforest on steep slopes Food source and building materials Medicinal properties Evans, R.J. (1996). Conservation status of Cryosophila with special reference to the critically endangered Cryosophila cookii and Cryosophila williamsii. Principes. 40(3): 129-147.
CYPERALES GRAMINEAE Cenchrus  agrimonioides laysanensis Laysan Agrimony Sandbur United States: Hawaii Extinct 1980's Rabbits and alien species Terrestrial Atoll dunes Fuel Medicinal properties O'Connor, P.J. (1990). Poaceae (excluding Panicum), pp. 1481-1604. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Sporobolus  durus Unknown Saint Helena: Ascension Extinct 1886 Introduced species Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties Gray, A. et al. (2005). The conservation of the endemic vascular flora of Ascension Island and threats from alien species. ORYX. 39(4):449-453.
LILIALES DRACAENACEAE Dracaena  umbraculifera Unknown Mauritius Extinct Unknown Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE Argyroxiphium  virescens Unknown United States: Hawaii Extinct 1996 Heavy impact of introduced goats, pigs and cattle on the native vegetation Terrestrial Moist to wet subalpine forests and shrublands Fuel Medicinal properties Buerkle, C.A. et al. (2003). The origin and extinction of species through hybridization. Population viability in plants: Conservation, management, and modeling of rare plants. 117-141.
Commidendrum  robustum gummiferum Unknown Saint Helena Extinct Unknown Used as fuel, browsing by livestock and lichens Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties Cronk, Q.C.B. (1986). The decline of the St Helena gumwood Commidendrum robustum. Biological Conservation. 35(2): 173-186.
Commidendrum  rotundifolium Bastard Gumwood Saint Helena Extinct in the wild 1986 Used as fuel, browsing by livestock and lichens Terrestrial Dry and wet gumland Fuel Medicinal properties Cronk, Q.C.B. (1986). The decline of the St Helena gumwood Commidendrum robustum. Biological Conservation. 35(2): 173-186.
Fitchia  mangarevensis Unknown French Polynesia: Tuamotu Extinct Unknown Habitat destruction Terrestrial Shrubland Fuel Medicinal properties
Pluchea  glutinosa Unknown Yemen: Socotra Extinct 1880's Unknown Terrestrial Shrubland Fuel Medicinal properties Qaiser, M. and Abid, P. (2002). Contribution to Asteraceae from Pakistan and adjoining areas - Some new taxa, combination and new records. Pakistan Journel of Botany. 34(4):367-373.
Psiadia  schweinfurthii Unknown Yemen: Socotra Extinct 1880's Unknown Terrestrial Shrubland Fuel Medicinal properties Qaiser, M. and Abid, P. (2002). Contribution to Asteraceae from Pakistan and adjoining areas - Some new taxa, combination and new records. Pakistan Journel of Botany. 34(4):367-373.
Senecio  leucopeplus Unknown Argentina: Buenos Aires Extinct in the wild 2007 Livestock farming, changes in native species dynamics and human disturbance Terrestrial Temperate grasslands Fuel Medicinal properties
CAMPANULALES CAMPANULACEAE Clermontia  multiflora Unknown United States: Hawaii Extinct 1871 Unknown Terrestrial Wet forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T. G. (1991). Systematics of Clermontia (Campanulaceae-Lobelioideae). Systematic Botany Monographs 32: 1-97.
Clermontia  peleana Pele Clermontia United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 2000 Feral pigs, rats and the illegal cultivation of cannabis Terrestrial Rainforest Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T. G. (1991). Systematics of Clermontia (Campanulaceae-Lobelioideae). Systematic Botany Monographs 32: 1-97.
Clermontia  peleana peleana Unknown United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 2000 Pigs, rats, trees falling down with epiphytic plants in them, humans and invertebrates Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T. G. (1991). Systematics of Clermontia (Campanulaceae-Lobelioideae). Systematic Botany Monographs 32: 1-97.
Clermontia  peleana singuliflora Unknown United States: Hawaii Extinct 1900 Pigs, rats, trees falling down with epiphytic plants in them, humans and invertebrates Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T. G. (1991). Systematics of Clermontia (Campanulaceae-Lobelioideae). Systematic Botany Monographs 32: 1-97.
Cyanea  arborea Tree Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1928 Pigs, rats, trees falling down with epiphytic plants in them, humans and invertebrates Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T.G. (1990). Campanulaceae, pp. 420-489. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Cyanea  comata Unknown United States: Hawaii Extinct 1800's Deforestation Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T.G. (1990). Campanulaceae, pp. 420-489. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Cyanea  copelandii copelandii Copeland's Cyanea   United States: Hawaii Extinct 1957 Feral goats, agricultural and residential development Terrestrial On trees in wet forests Fuel Medicinal properties Rock, J.F. (1917). Notes on Hawaiian Lobelioideae, with descriptions of new species and varieties. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 44: 229-239.
Cyanea  cylindrocalyx Waipi'o Valley Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1909 Deforestation Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
Cyanea  dolichopoda Long-foot Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1990 Alien plants Terrestrial Cliffs and areas of high rainfall Fuel Medicinal properties
Cyanea  giffardii Giffard's Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1917 Alien plants Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Rock, J.F. (1919). A monographic study of the Hawaiian species of the tribe Lobelioideae, family Campanulaceae. Mem. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 7(2): 1-395.
Cyanea  marksii Mark's Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1970 Cattle grazing, logging, feral pigs, and alien plants Terrestrial Rainforest Fuel Medicinal properties Rock, J.F. (1919). A monographic study of the Hawaiian species of the tribe Lobelioideae, family Campanulaceae. Mem. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 7(2): 1-395.
Cyanea  pinnatifida Shark-tail Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 2001 Pigs, rats, trees falling down with epiphytic plants in them, humans and invertebrates Terrestrial Steep, shady ravines and wet rocky slopes, with Pipturus and ferns Fuel Medicinal properties Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer. (1990). Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. Univ. Hawaii Press and Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 1853 pp.
Cyanea  pohaku Pohaku Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1910 Cattle grazing, logging, feral pigs, and alien plants Terrestrial Cindercone vegetated in subalpine shrubland Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T. G. (1991). Systematics of Clermontia (Campanulaceae-Lobelioideae). Systematic Botany Monographs 32: 1-97.
Cyanea  pycnocarpa Many-fruit Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1800's Cattle grazing, logging, feral pigs, and alien plants Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Rock, J.F. (1919). A monographic study of the Hawaiian species of the tribe Lobelioideae, family Campanulaceae. Mem. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 7(2): 1-395.
Cyanea  quercifolia Oakleaf Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1870 Cattle grazing, logging, feral pigs, and alien plants Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T.G. (1990). Campanulaceae, pp. 420-489. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Cyanea  superba Superb Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 1970's Invasive alien plants, predation by feral pigs, and rats and slugs, fires Terrestrial Understorey lowland forest Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T.G. (1990). Campanulaceae, pp. 420-489. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Cyanea  superba regina Superb Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1960 Invasive alien plants, predation by feral pigs, and rats and slugs, fires Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T.G. (1990). Campanulaceae, pp. 420-489. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Cyanea  superba superba Superb Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 1970's Invasive alien plants, predation by feral pigs, and rats and slugs, fires Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T.G. (1990). Campanulaceae, pp. 420-489. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Cyanea  truncata Punaluu Cyanea United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 1983 Invasive alien plants, predation by feral pigs, and rats and slugs, fires Terrestrial Moist forests Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T.G. (1990). Campanulaceae, pp. 420-489. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Delissea  undulata kauaiensis Undulata Delissea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1895 Unknown Terrestrial Rainforest Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T. G. (1999). A New Lobelia from Mexico, with additional new combinations in world Campanulaceae. Novon 9: 381-389.
Delissea  undulata niihauensis Undulata Delissea United States: Hawaii Extinct 1870 Introduced ungulates Terrestrial Rainforest Fuel Medicinal properties Lammers, T. G. (1999). A New Lobelia from Mexico, with additional new combinations in world Campanulaceae. Novon 9: 381-389.
CARYOPHYLLALES AMARANTHACEAE Achyranthes  atollensis Hawai'I Chaff Flower United States: Hawaii Extinct 1964 Military development, introduction of alien plants and animals Terrestrial Dry shrubland Food Source Medicinal properties St. John, H. (1979). Monograph of the Hawaiian species of Achyranthes (Amaranthaceae). Hawaiian plant studies 56. Pacific Sci. 33: 333-350.
Blutaparon  rigidum Unknown Ecuador: Galápagos Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties Carrion, V. et al. (2007). Feral donkey (Equus asinus) eradications in the Galapagos. Biodiversity and Conservation. 16(2): 437-445.
CACTACEAE Mammillaria  crinita scheinvariana Biznaguita Mexico: Querétaro Extinct in the wild 1996 Habitat destruction: reservoir creation Terrestrial Semi-desert Food Source Medicinal properties
Mammillaria  glochidiata Biznaguita Mexico: Hidalgo Extinct in the wild 1990's Illegal collecting Terrestrial Semi-desert Food Source Medicinal properties
Mammillaria  guillauminiana Biznaguita Mexico: Durango, Sinaloa Extinct in the wild 1997 Illegal collecting and severe freezing Terrestrial Semi-desert Food Source Medicinal properties
CELASTRALES AQUIFOLIACEAE Ilex  gardneriana Unknown India: Tamil Nadu Extinct 1859 Unknown Terrestrial Shola forest Food Source Medicinal properties Das, A. et al. (2006). Prioritisation of conservation areas in the Western Ghats, India. Biological Conservation. 133:16-31.
Ilex  ternatiflora Unknown Cuba Extinct 1800's Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties Howard, R.A. (1986). NOTES ON QUIINA (QUIINACEAE) AND ILEX SPECIES (AQUIFOLIACEAE) IN CUBA. Brittonia. 38(1):13-16.
DIPSACALES VALERIANACEAE Valerianella  affinis Unknown Yemen: Socotra Extinct 1800's Unknown Terrestrial Dry hill slopes Food Source Medicinal properties
EBENALES SAPOTACEAE Chrysophyllum  januariense Unknown Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Lowland coastal rainforest Food Source Medicinal properties
Madhuca  insignis Unknown India: Karnataka Extinct 1900's Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Pouteria  stenophylla Unknown Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Coastal hill forest Food Source Medicinal properties
Pradosia  argentea Unknown Peru Extinct 1800's Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties Blanka, L. (2006). Endemic Sapotaceae of Peru. REVISTA PERUANA DE BIOLOGIA. 13(2):608S-609S.
Pradosia  glaziovii Unknown Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Pradosia  mutisii Unknown Colombia Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
ERICALES ERICACEAE Rhododendron  kanehirai Unknown Taiwan, Province of China Extinct in the wild 1984 Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties LU, S.Y. and YANG, Y.P. (1989). A REVISION OF RHODODENDRON ERICACEAE OF TAIWAN. Bulletin of Taiwan Forestry Research Institute New Series. 4(4):155-166.
EUPHORBIALES EUPHORBIACEAE Acalypha  rubrinervis Unknown Saint Helena Extinct 1870 Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties Cronk, Quentin C.B. The endemic Flora of St Helena. Oswestry: Anthony Nelson Ltd.
Chamaesyce  celastroides tomentella 'Ekoko United States: Hawaii Extinct 1840's Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Chamaesyce  remyi hanaleiensis Unknown United States: Hawaii Extinct 1972 Unknown Terrestrial Wet forest Food Source Medicinal properties Kartesz, J.T. (1994). A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Cnidoscolus  fragrans Unknown Cuba Extinct 1800's Habitat destruction and urabisation Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Euphorbia  mayurnathanii Unknown India Extinct in the wild 1940 Habitat modification Terrestrial Monsoon forest Food Source Medicinal properties
FABALES LEGUMINOSAE Astragalus  nitidiflorus Unknown Spain Extinct 1909 Unknown Terrestrial Herbaceous habitats and thicket gap Food Source Medicinal properties Vazquez, F.M. et al. (1991). Taxonomic, chorologic, nomenclatural and phytocenological fragments: New record of Astragalus nitidiflorus Jimenez and Pau in Spain. Acta Botanica Malacitana. 16(2):486-490.
Crudia  zeylanica Unknown Sri Lanka Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Wet lowland forest Food Source Medicinal properties
Cynometra  beddomei Unknown India: Kerala Extinct 1870 Habitat destruction Terrestrial Submontane streamside forest Food Source Medicinal properties Das, A. et al. (2006). Prioritisation of conservation areas in the Western Ghats, India. Biological Conservation. 133:16-31.
Erythrina  schliebenii Unknown Tanzania, United Republic of Extinct 1930's Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Ormosia  howii Unknown China: Guangdong, Hainan Extinct Unknown Cutting and encroaching agriculture Terrestrial Montane forest Food Source Medicinal properties
Sophora  toromiro Toromiro Chile: Easter Is. Extinct in the wild 1935 Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties Maunder, M. et al. (2000). Conservation of the toromiro tree: Case study in the management of a plant extinct in the wild. Conservation Biology. 14(5):1341-1350.
Streblorrhiza  speciosa Unknown Norfolk Island Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties Heenan, P.B. (2001). Relationships of Streblorrhiza (Fabaceae), an extinct monotypic genus from Phillip Island, South Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 39(1):9-15.
FAGALES BETULACEAE Betula  szaferi Unknown Poland Extinct in the wild Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties STASZKIEWICZ, J. (1986). BETULA-SZAFERI - A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS BETULA L FROM POLAND. ACTA SOCIETATIS BOTANICORUM POLONIAE. 55(3):361-366.
GENTIANALES APOCYNACEAE Neisosperma  brownii Unknown French Polynesia: Marquesas Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Ochrosia  fatuhivensis Unknown French Polynesia: Marquesas Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Ochrosia  nukuhivensis Unknown French Polynesia: Marquesas Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Ochrosia  tahitensis Unknown French Polynesia: Society Is. Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
LAURALES HERNANDIACEAE Hernandia  drakeana Unknown French Polynesia: Society Is. Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
LINALES ERYTHROXYLACEAE Erythroxylum  echinodendron Unknown Cuba Extinct in the wild Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties Quiala, E. et al. (2004). In vitro establishment of Erythroxilum echinodendro. Biotecnologia Vegetal. 4(3):187-190.
MAGNOLIALES ANNONACEAE Anonidium  usambarense Unknown Tanzania, United Republic of Extinct 1910 Encroachment of agriculture and commercial forestry Terrestrial Forests Food Source Medicinal properties
MALVALES MALVACEAE Hibiscadelphus  bombycinus Kawaihae Hibiscadelphus United States: Hawaii Extinct 1868 Habitat destruction Terrestrial Moist forests Food Source Medicinal properties Forbes, C.N. (1920). New Hawaiian plants-VII. Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 7(3): 33-39.
Hibiscadelphus  crucibracteatus Lava Hau Kuahiwi United States: Hawaii Extinct 1988 Deer and alien plants Terrestrial Moist forests Food Source Medicinal properties Hobdy, R.W. (1984). A Re-Evaluation of the Genus Hibiscadelphus (Malvaceae) and the Description of a New Species. Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 25(11):1-7.
Hibiscadelphus  wilderianus Maui Hau Kuahiwi United States: Hawaii Extinct 1912 Cattle grazing Terrestrial Dry forest on a lava flow Food Source Medicinal properties Bates, D.M. (1990). Malvaceae, pp. 868-903. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Kokia  cookei Cooke's Kokio, Molokai Koki`o United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 1918 Browsing and trampling domestic and feral stock Terrestrial Relictual dryland forest Food Source Medicinal properties Bates, D.M. (1990). Malvaceae, pp. 868-903. In: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and S.H. Sohmer, Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i. Special Publ. Bishop Mus., Honolulu 83: 1-1853.
Kokia  lanceolata Koki'o United States: Hawaii Extinct 1888 Agriculture, fire, and alien plants and animals Terrestrial Dry shrublands and forests on ridges and in gulches Food Source Medicinal properties Kartesz, J.T. (1994). A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
STERCULIACEAE Byttneria  ivorensis Unknown Côte d'Ivoire Extinct 1896 Unknown Terrestrial Edges of moist semi-deciduous forest. Food Source Medicinal properties
Firmiana  major Unknown China: Yunnan Extinct in the wild Unknown Habitat replaced by agriculture Terrestrial Unknown Food Source Medicinal properties
Sterculia  khasiana Unknown India: Meghalaya Extinct 1877 Extensive agriculture and fires Terrestrial Subtropical forest between 1,000 and 1,500 m Food Source Medicinal properties
Trochetiopsis  erythroxylon Redwood Saint Helena Extinct in the wild 1700's Inbreeding depression and a depauperate gene pool are manifest in the poor growth and high mortality of cultivated specimens Terrestrial Moist woodland within range of cabbage tree and moist gumwood woodlands Timber, bark and tanning hides Medicinal properties Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995). A new species and hybrid in the St. Helena endemic genus Trochetiopsis. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 52(2):205-213. 
Trochetiopsis  melanoxylon Dwarf ebony Saint Helena Extinct 1771 Introduced goats Terrestrial Dry slopes Timber, bark and tanning hides Medicinal properties Cronk, Q.C.B.(1986). THE DECLINE OF THE ST HELENA EBONY TROCHETIOPSIS-MELANOXYLON. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 35(2):159-172.
MYRTALES COMBRETACEAE Terminalia  acuminata Unknown Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Extinct in the wild 1942 Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
MYRTACEAE Campomanesia  lundiana Unknown Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Extinct 1825 Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
Gomidesia  cambessedeana Unknown Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
Myrcia  skeldingii Unknown Jamaica Extinct 1972 Unknown Terrestrial Streamside thickets Food source Medicinal properties
Psidium  dumetorum Unknown Jamaica Extinct 1976 Habitat destruction Terrestrial Streamside thickets Food source Medicinal properties
Syzygium  gambleanum Unknown India: Tamil Nadu Extinct Unknown Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
Xanthostemon  sebertii Unknown New Caledonia Extinct 1869 Habitat destruction Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
THYMELAEACEAE Wikstroemia  skottsbergiana Skottsberg's Wikstroemia United States: Hawaii Extinct 1948 Feral pigs and alien plants Terrestrial Wet forests and shrubland Food source Medicinal properties Skottsberg, C. (1972). The genus Wikstroemia Endl. in the Hawaiian Islands. Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Litt. Gothob., Bot. 1: 1-166.
Wikstroemia  villosa Hairy Wikstroemia United States: Hawaii Extinct 1928 Feral pigs and alien plants Terrestrial Montane rainforest Food source Medicinal properties Skottsberg, C. (1972). The genus Wikstroemia Endl. in the Hawaiian Islands. Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Litt. Gothob., Bot. 1: 1-166.
PRIMULALES PRIMULACEAE Lysimachia  minoricensis Unknown Spain: Baleares Extinct in the wild 1950 Over-collection and the impact of human activities Terrestrial Cool and shady places Food source Medicinal properties Rossello, J.A. and Mayol, M. (2002). Seed germination and reproductive features of Lysimachia minoricensis (Primulaceae), a wild-extinct plant. Annals of Botany. 89(5):559-562.
PROTEALES PROTEACEAE Stenocarpus  dumbeensis Unknown New Caledonia Extinct 1905 Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
RHAMNALES RHAMNACEAE Nesiota  elliptica Olive, St Helena Olive Saint Helena Extinct 2003 Habitat destruction, pests and systemic fungal infections Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties Cronk, Q.C.B.(1986). THE DECLINE OF THE ST HELENA EBONY TROCHETIOPSIS-MELANOXYLON. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 35(2):159-172.
ROSALES CHRYSOBALANACEAE Licania  caldasiana Unknown Colombia Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
CUNONIACEAE Weinmannia  spiraeoides Unknown Fiji Extinct 1840 Habitat loss Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties Hopkins, H.C.F. (1998). A revision of Weinmannia (Cunoniaceae) in Malesia and the Pacific: 3. New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji, with notes on the species of Samoa, Rarotonga, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Adansonia (Paris). 20:67-106.
RUBIALES RUBIACEAE Coffea  lemblinii Unknown Côte d'Ivoire Extinct 1907 Habitat loss Terrestrial Forests Food source Medicinal properties Ronald William John Keay (1958). Notes on Rubiaceae for the "Flora of West Tropical Africa": II. In: Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles, Vol. 28, Fasc. 3, p. 291-298
Guettarda  retusa Unknown Cuba Extinct 1800's Habitat cutting and clearing Terrestrial Forests Food source Medicinal properties
Oldenlandia  adscenionis Unknown Saint Helena: Ascension Extinct 1889 Introduced plants and overgrazing Terrestrial Lowland dry and upland moist habitats Food source Medicinal properties
Pausinystalia  brachythyrsum Unknown Cameroon Extinct 1746 Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties
Wendlandia  angustifolia Unknown India: Tamil Nadu Extinct Unknown Habitat loss Terrestrial Low-altitude forest. Known to grow at riversides Food source Medicinal properties Balaguru, B. et al. (2006). Identifying conservation priority zones for effective management of tropical forests in Eastern Ghats of India. Biodiversity and Conservation. 15(4):1529-1543.
SANTALALES SANTALACEAE Santalum  fernandezianum Unknown Chile: Juan Fernández Is. Extinct 1908 Over exploitation Terrestrial Forests Aromatics Medicinal properties Danton, P. (2006). The << myrtisylva >> of the Juan Ferndndez Archipelago (Chili), a threatened forest. Acta Botanica Gallica. 153(2):179-199.
SAPINDALES ANACARDIACEAE Mangifera  casturi Kalimantan Mango, Kasturi Indonesia: Kalimantan Extinct in the wild Unknown Over exploitation Terrestrial Forests Food source Medicinal properties
Mangifera  rubropetala Unknown Indonesia: Sumatera, Malaysia: Sabah, Sarawak Extinct Unknown Habitat destruction Terrestrial Wet lowland forest Food source Medicinal properties
RUTACEAE Galipea  ossana Unknown Cuba Extinct 1800's Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Food source Medicinal properties Buerton, C. (2004). Angostura ossana (Rutaceae), a component of the Cuban flora. Willdenowia. 34(1):277-289.
Melicope  cruciata Cross-bearing Pelea United States: Hawaii Extinct Unknown Feral pigs and goats, and by alien plants Terrestrial Wet forests and shrubland Food source Medicinal properties Stone, B.C. (1969). The genus Pelea A. Gray (Rutaceae: Evodiinae). A taxonomic monograph (studies in the Hawaiian Rutaceae, 10). Phanerogamarum monographiae tomus III. J. Cramer, Lehre, West Germany, 180 pp.
Melicope  haleakalae Stone's Pelea United States: Hawaii Extinct 2000's Feral pigs and goats, and by alien plants Terrestrial Wet forests Food source Medicinal properties Stone, B.C. (1969). The genus Pelea A. Gray (Rutaceae: Evodiinae). A taxonomic monograph (studies in the Hawaiian Rutaceae, 10). Phanerogamarum monographiae tomus III. J. Cramer, Lehre, West Germany, 180 pp.
Melicope  obovata Obovate Melicope United States: Hawaii Extinct 1800's Feral pigs and goats, and by alien plants Terrestrial Wet forests Food source Medicinal properties St John, H. (1944). Diagnosis of Hawaiian species of Pelea (Rutaceae). Hawaiian plant studies 13. Lloydia 7: 265-274.
Melicope  paniculata Alani United States: Hawaii Extinct 1990's Feral pigs and goats, and by alien plants Terrestrial Wet forests Food source Medicinal properties Stone, B.C. (1969). The genus Pelea A. Gray (Rutaceae: Evodiinae). A taxonomic monograph (studies in the Hawaiian Rutaceae, 10). Phanerogamarum monographiae tomus III. J. Cramer, Lehre, West Germany, 180 pp.
Pelea  obovata Unknown United States: Hawaii Extinct Unknown Feral pigs and goats, and by alien plants Terrestrial Wet forests Food source Medicinal properties Stone, B.C. (1969). The genus Pelea A. Gray (Rutaceae: Evodiinae). A taxonomic monograph (studies in the Hawaiian Rutaceae, 10). Phanerogamarum monographiae tomus III. J. Cramer, Lehre, West Germany, 180 pp.
SAPINDACEAE Cupaniopsis  crassivalvis Unknown New Caledonia Extinct 1869 Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
Otophora  unilocularis Unknown China: Hainan Extinct 1935 Unknown Terrestrial Thorny scrub Fuel Medicinal properties
SCROPHULARIALES GESNERIACEAE Cyrtandra  waiolani Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra United States: Hawaii Extinct in the wild 1943 Feral pigs and invasive alien species Terrestrial Wet forests Fuel Medicinal properties St John, H. (1966). Monograph of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) on Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 229: 1-465.
THEALES DIPTEROCARPACEAE Dipterocarpus  cinereus Unknown Indonesia: Sumatera Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
Hopea  shingkeng Unknown India: Arunachal Pradesh Extinct Unknown Over exploitation Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
Shorea  cuspidata Unknown Malaysia: Sarawak Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
THEACEAE Franklinia  alatamaha Franklin tree United States: Georgia Extinct in the wild 1803 Over exploitation Terrestrial Bog Fuel Medicinal properties Wherry, Edgar T. (1928). The history of the Franklin tree, Franklinia alatamaha. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 18:172-176.
VIOLALES BEGONIACEAE Begonia  eiromischa Woolly-stalked Begonia Malaysia Extinct 1900's Small-holder farming, selective logging, and clear-cutting Terrestrial Dipterocarp forest Fuel  Medicinal properties
FLACOURTIACEAE Casearia  quinduensis Unknown Colombia Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
Casearia  tinifolia Unknown Mauritius Extinct 1976 Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
Ryania  speciosa mutisii Unknown Colombia Extinct Unknown Unknown Terrestrial Unknown Fuel Medicinal properties
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