List of extinct plants

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1 Prehistoric extinctions
2 Modern extinctions
3 Extinct in the Wild Plants
4 Plants previously thought extinct and subsequently rediscovered
5 Extinct Algae
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Prehistoric extinctions

Further information: Paleobotany

Cooksonia

Archaefructus

Cooksonia sp. (Silurian)
Rhynia sp. (Silurian)
Drepanophycus sp. (Devonian)
Psilophyton sp. (Devonian)
Sigillaria sp. (Carboniferous)
Lepidodendron sp. (Carboniferous)
Calamites sp. (Carboniferous)
Cordaites sp. (Permian)
Glossopteris sp. (Permian)
Araucarioxylon sp. (Triassic)
Cladophlebis sp. (Triassic)
Zamites sp. (Triassic)
Brachyphyllum sp. (Triassic)
Pleuromeia sp. (Triassic)
Eboracia sp. (Jurassic)
Cycadeoidea sp. (Jurassic)
Gleichenites sp. (Jurassic)
Coniopteris sp. (Jurassic)
Czekanowskia sp. (Jurassic)
Nilssonia sp. (Jurassic)
Neocalamites sp. (Jurassic)
Baiera sp. (Jurassic)
Pterophyilum sp. (Jurassic)
Archaefructus sp. (Cretaceous)
Archaeanthus sp. (Cretaceous)
Williamsoniella sp. (Cretaceous)
Ephedrites sp. (Cretaceous)
Sphenobaiera sp. (Cretaceous)
Pagiophyllum sp. (Cretaceous)
Pityocladus sp. (Cretaceous)
Podozamites sp. (Cretaceous)
Liaoningocladus sp. (Cretaceous)

[edit] Modern extinctions

[edit] Africa

St. Helena Mountain Bush – Acalypha rubrinervis (1870, Saint Helena)
Anogramma ascensionis (1958, Ascension Island)
Usambara Mountain Tree – Anonidium usambarense (1910, Tanzania)
Byttneria ivorensis (1896, Côte d'Ivoire)
Ivory Coast Coffea Tree – Coffea lemblinii (1925, Côte d'Ivoire)
Dryopteris ascensionis (1889, Ascension Island)
Lake Latumba Erythrina – Erythrina schliebenii (1938, Tanzania)
St. Helena Heliotrope – Heliotropium pannifolium (1808, Saint Helena)
St. Helena Olive – Nesiota elliptica (2003, Saint Helena)
Oldenlandia adscenionis (1889, Ascension Island)
Camaroon Pausinystalia – Pausinystalia brachythyrsum (1746, Cameroon)
Silphium — Ferula ? (c. 50, Cyrene)
Sporobolus durus (1886, Ascension Island)
St. Helena Ebony – Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (1771, Saint Helena)
St. Joeseph's anatomy- "Tyranicius rastimolous" (1342, Saint Josephius)

[edit] Americas

Galapagos Amaranth – Blutaparon rigidum (1999, Galápagos)
Rio de Janeiro Myrtle – Campomanesia lundiana (1825, Brazil)
Casearia quinduensis (1997, Colombia)
Rio de Janeiro Sapota – Chrysophyllum januariense (1997, Brazil)
Havana Fragrant Tree – Cnidoscolus fragrans (1840, Cuba)
Santa Cruz Bryophyte – Flabellidium spinosum (1911, Bolivia)
Cuban Ruta Tree – Galipea ossana (1825, Cuba)
Rio de Janeiro Myrtle – Gomidesia cambessedeana (1825, Brazil)
Cuban Guettarda Tree – Guettarda retusa (1975, Cuba)
Cuban Holly – Ilex ternatiflora (1950, Cuba)
Licania caldasiana (1997, Colombia)
Mason River Myrtle – Myrcia skeldingii (1972, Jamaica)
Hastings County Neomacounia – Neomacounia nitida (1864, Canada)
Rio de Janeiro Pouteria – Pouteria stenophylla (1997, Brazil)
Cajamarca Pradosia – Pradosia argentea (1820, Peru)
Rio de Janeiro Pradosia – Pradosia glaziovii (1997, Brazil)
Colombian Pradosia – Pradosia mutisii (1925, Colombia)
Jamaican Psidium – Psidium dumetorum (1976, Jamaica)
Juan Fernandez Santalum – Santalum fernandezianum (1908, Chile)

[edit] Asia

Adiantum lianxianense (Guangdong, China)
Sri Lanka Legume Tree – Crudia zeylanica (1990, Sri Lanka)
Kerala Legume Tree – Cynometra beddomei (1870, India)
Sumatra Dipterocarpus – Dipterocarpus cinereus (1996, Sumatera, Indonesia)
Arunchal Hopea Tree – Hopea shingkeng (1996, India)
Nilgiri Holly – Ilex gardneriana (1859, India)
Karnataka Sapota – Madhuca insignis (1900, India)
Hainan Ormosia – Ormosia huminy huminy howii (1997, Southern China)
Hainan Otophora – Otophora unilocularis (1935, Hainan, China)
Pluchea glutinosa (19th Century, Yemen)
Psiadia schweinfurthii (19th Century, Yemen)
Sarawak Shorea – Shorea cuspidata (1996, Malaysia)
Meghalaya Sterculia – Sterculia khasiana (1877, India)
Muthukuzki Syzygium – Syzygium gambleanum (1997, India)
Valerianella affinis (19th century, Yemen)
Courtallum Wendlandia – Wendlandia angustifolia (1997, India)
Woolly-stalked Begonia - Begonia eiromischa (20th century, Penang, Malaysia)

[edit] Europe

Astragalus nitidiflorus (1909, Spain)
Italian Bryophyte – Radula visiniaca (1938, Italy)
Cry Pansy – Viola cryana (1933, France)

[edit] Oceania

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See also: List of extinct flora of Australia

Hawaii Chaff Flower – Achyranthes atollensis (1964, Hawaiian Is.)
Argyroxiphium virescens (1996, Hawaiian Is.)
Casearia tinifolia (1976, Mauritius)
Clermontia multiflora (1871, Hawaiian Is.)
New Calodonia Sapinda – Cupaniopsis crassivalvis (1869, New Caledonia)
Haleakala Cyanea Tree – Cyanea arborea (1928, Hawaiian Is.)
Cyanea comata (late 1800s, Hawaiian Is.)
Cyanea cylindrocalyx (1909, Hawaiian Is.)
Cyanea dolichopoda (1990, Hawaiian Is.)
Giffard's Cyanea Tree – Cyanea giffardii (1917, Hawaiian Is.)
Mark's Cyanea Tree – Cyanea marksii (1900, Hawaiian Is.)
Pohaku Cyanea Tree – Cyanea pohaku (1910, Hawaiian Is.)
Kohala Cyanea Tree – Cyanea pycnocarpa (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Oak-leaved Cyanea Tree – Cyanea quercifolia (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Dracaena umbraculifera (Mauritius)
Taravai Aster Tree – Fitchia mangarevensis (1997, Taravai, French Polynesia)
Moorea Laurel – Hernandia drakeana (1997, French Polynesia)
Kawaihae Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus bombycinus (1868, Hawaiian Is.)
Puhielelu Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus (1981, Hawaiian Is.)
Auwahi Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus wilderianus (1910, Hawaiian Is.)
Oahu Kokia – Kokia lanceolata (1888, Hawaiian Is.)
Cross-bearing Pelea – Melicope cruciata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Maui Ruta Tree – Melicope haleakalae (1919, Hawaiian Is.)
Obovate Melicope – Melicope obovata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Lihue Ruta Tree – Melicope paniculata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Nuku Hiva Neisosperma – Neisosperma brownii (1997, French Polynesia)
Fatu Hiva Ochrosia – Ochrosia fatuhivensis (1997, French Polynesia)
Nuku Hiva Ochrosia – Ochrosia nukuhivensis (1997, French Polynesia)
Tahiti Ochrosia – Ochrosia tahitensis (1997, French Polynesia)
Hawaii Ruta Tree – Pelea obovata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Koé Stenocarpus – Stenocarpus dumbeensis (1905, New Caledonia)
Norfolk Island Streblorrhiza – Streblorrhiza speciosa (1997, Norfolk Island)
Fijian Weinmannia – Weinmannia spiraeoides (1840, Fiji)
Skottsberg's Wikstroemia – Wikstroemia skottsbergiana (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Hakeakala Wikstroemia – Wikstoemia villosa (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
Prony Bay Xanthostemon – Xanthostemon sebertii (1869, New Caledonia)