Xylopia amplexicaulis
Encyclopedia
Xylopia amplexicaulis is a species of plant
in the Annonaceae
family. It is endemic to Mauritius
. 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 Annonaceae
Annonaceae
Annonaceae, also called the custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
family. It is endemic to Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Page, W. 1998. Xylopia amplexicaulis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.