Pisonia sechellarum

Pisonia sechellarum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Genus:	Pisonia
Species:	P. sechellarum
Binomial name
Pisonia sechellarum F. Friedmann

Pisonia sechellarum is a species of flowering plant in the family Nyctaginaceae. It is indigenous to the Seychelles and the Comoros archipelago. In Seychelles, it is limited to Silhouette Island, where it is the dominant tree but has a total population of about 190 individuals.[1]

References

1. Ismail, S.; Huber, M.J.; Mougal, J. (2011). "Pisonia sechellarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T32698A9719159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T32698A9719159.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Further reading

• Gerlach, J., Senterre, B., & Barthelat, F. (2013). A review of the conservation status of the threatened western Indian Ocean island tree Pisonia sechellarum (Nyctaginaceae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(12), 4621–4629.