Karomia gigas

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Karomia gigas
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Karomia
Species:
K. gigas
Binomial name
Karomia gigas
(Faden) Verdc.
Synonyms [2]

Holmskioldia gigasFaden

Karomia gigas is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where only small populations survive. [1] [3]

In 2016 Botanic Gardens Conservation International found six Karomia gigas trees in one location in Tanzania. They employed local Tanzanians to guard the trees and report if there were any seeds so that they could be cultivated in a Tanzanian botanical garden. [4] È la specie più rara del mondo e sono state contati circa 20 alberi.È molto ricercato ed è in via d'estinzione.È stato riscoperto nel 2017 in Tanzania quando ormai si credeva essere istinto.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lovett, J.; Clarke, G.P. (1998). "Karomia gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T35173A9916244. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35173A9916244.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Karomia gigas (Faden) Verdc.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 April 2014 via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. "Two 'twice-extinct' trees rediscovered in coastal Tanzania". WWF. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. Beech, E.; Rivers, M.; Oldfield, S.; Smith, P. P. (2017-03-23). "GlobalTreeSearch – the first complete global database of tree species and country distributions". Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 36 (5): 454–489. doi:10.1080/10549811.2017.1310049. ISSN   1054-9811. S2CID   89858214.