Aristolochia boosii

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Aristolochia boosii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species:
A. boosii
Binomial name
Aristolochia boosii

Aristolochia boosii is a species of woody vine in the Aristolochiaceae plant family which is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. Known only from a few locations in southern Trinidad, the species was first collected by Julius Boos in 1977. After determining that it was new to science, the species was described by Jacqueline Anne Panter in 1981 and named for its discoverer. [2]

Although Aristolochia boosii is not listed in the IUCN Red List, the authors of a 2008 assessment of the endemic plant species of Trinidad and Tobago considered it endangered because it is only known from three localities, and this area is shrinking or experiencing habitat degradation. [3]

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References

  1. Van den Eynden, V.; Oatham, M. & Johnson, W. (2017). "Aristolochia boosii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T115945859A115968136. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T115945859A115968136.en . Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. Panter, J.A. (1981). "Notes on Aristolochia from Trinidad and the Description of A. boosii". Kew Bulletin. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 36 (2): 231–233. doi:10.2307/4113608. JSTOR   4113608.
  3. Van den Eynden, Veerle; Michael P. Oatham; Winston Johnson (2008). "How free access internet resources benefit biodiversity and conservation research: Trinidad and Tobago's endemic plants and their conservation status". Oryx. 42 (2): 400–07. doi: 10.1017/S0030605308007321 .