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<i>Apollonias barbujana</i>

Apollonias barbujana

Species of flowering plant

Apollonias barbujana , the Canary laurel or barbusano, is perhaps the only species of flowering plants belonging to the genus Apollonias of the laurel family, Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Macaronesian islands of Madeira and the Canary Islands.[1] Molecular phylogenies have found that the species is nested within the genus Persea, closely related to Persea americana (avocado).[3]

Quick Facts Apollonias barbujana, Conservation status ...

The La Gomera subspecies is distinct and endangered.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Beech, E.; da Silva Menezes de Sequeira, M.P.; Fernandes, F. (2017). "Apollonias barbujana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T62567A81867959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62567A81867959.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Fernandes, F. (1998). "Apollonias barbujana subsp. ceballosi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30321A9535286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30321A9535286.en. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    Li, Lang; Li, Jie; Rohwer, Jens G.; van der Werff, Henk; Wang, Zhi-Hua; Li, Hsi-Wen (September 2011). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions". American Journal of Botany. 98 (9): 1520–1536. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100006. PMID 21860056.
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