Mellissia begonifolia (Roxb.) Hook.f.
St Helena boxwood, Boxwood
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Mellissia begoniifolia (Roxb.) Hook.f. [orth. error]; Physalis begonifolia Roxb. in Beatson
Conservation Status
Last record: 100+ years ago
Rediscovered in November 1998
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
St Helena
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Cairns-Wicks, R. Draft Recovery Action Plan for Mellissia begonifolia (Solanaceae).
Cairns-Wicks, R. (2003). Mellissia begonifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 08 May 2015.
Fay, Michael F., Thomas, Vanessa E. and Knapp, Sandra. (2007). Mellissia begonifolia: Solanaceae. Curtis' Botanical Magazine 24(4): 243-250. [Abstract]
Melliss, J. C. (1875). St Helena: A physical, historical and topographical description of the Island including its geology, fauna, flora and meteorology. Reeve, London.
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.
http://www.rbg.ca/archive/cbcn/en/news/archive/press_boxwood.html