Amomum sumatranum (Valeton) Škorničk. & Hlavatá (2018:20)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Elettariopsis sumatrana Valeton in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 3: 148 (1921)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the wild (Olander, 2020; Dalrymple et al., 2023; POWO, 2023)
Last record: 1921 (Olander, 2020)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct in the Wild
Distribution
Sumatra (=Sumatera), Indonesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Valeton, T. (1921). Elettariopsis sumatrana. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de Buitenzorg 3(3): 148.
Other references:
Christenhusz, M. and Govaerts, R. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Dalrymple, S. E., Abeli, T., Ewen, J. G., Gilbert, T. C., Hogg, C. J., Lloyd, N. A., Moehrenschlager, A., Rodríguez, J. P. and Smith, D. (2023). Addressing Threats and Ecosystem Intactness to Enable Action for Extinct in the Wild Species. Diversity 15: 268. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020268
Olander, S. B. (2020). Amomum sumatranum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T152357598A154696297. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T152357598A154696297.en. Accessed on 04 July 2022.
POWO. (2023). Amomum sumatranum (Valeton) Škorničk. & Hlavatá. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 29 December 2023]
Smith, Donal et al. (2023). Extinct in the wild: The precarious state of Earth’s most threatened group of species. Science 379(6634): eadd2889. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add2889