Homalium taypau
Encyclopedia
Homalium taypau is a species of plant
in the Salicaceae
family. It is endemic to Pitcairn. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Salicaceae
Salicaceae
Salicaceae are a family of flowering plants. Recent genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has greatly expanded the circumscription of the family to contain 55 genera....
family. It is endemic to Pitcairn. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Homalium taypau. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.