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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Subfamily: | Dipterocarpoideae |
Genus: | Vateriopsis F.Heim |
Species: | V. seychellarum |
Binomial name | |
Vateriopsis seychellarum (Dyer) F.Heim | |
Synonyms | |
Vateria seychellarumDyer ex Baker |
Vateriopsis seychellarum is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae, and is the only species in the genus Vateriopsis. It is endemic to Seychelles. It has been labeled as a critically endangered species due to climate change.
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
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An IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of December 2023, of the 157,190 species currently on the IUCN Red List, 9,760 of those are listed as Critically Endangered, with 1,302 being possibly extinct and 67 possibly extinct in the wild.
Campnosperma seychellarum is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Piper seychellarum is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Myrsine seychellarum, also known as Bwa Klate, is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles.
Mahensia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Mahensia seychellarum, which is found on the Seychelles.
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Herpetopoma seychellarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.
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Pseudocoptops seychellarum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Pseudocoptops. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1977.
Oeceoclades seychellarum is a terrestrial orchid species in the genus Oeceoclades that was endemic to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles but is now considered to be extinct. Its sepals and petals are yellowish-white, while the labellum is white with some streaks. This species is only represented by the type specimen, collected in May 1902 from the Cascade Estate on the island of Mahé at an elevation of 900 feet (270 m) in what was then a mountain forest. The location from which the type specimen was collected is now degraded by human activity and invasive plants. Oeceoclades seychellarum was listed as being cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1905, but not after that date.
Malaxis seychellarum is a species of orchid endemic to the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. First described in 1902, it is now considered a vulnerable species.
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Nupserha seychellarum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1982.
Eucithara seychellarum is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
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