Acalypha rubrinervis
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acalypha-rubrinervis-261-5376836
title:
Acalypha rubrinervis
text:
Acalypha rubrinervis is an extinct plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), from the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It was called string tree on account of the thin pendulous inflorescences which resembled red strings. Disturbance following human settlement on the island destroyed its habitat and it was last seen in the 19th century. It is thus one of a number of island plants to have been driven to extinction by human activity. The genus to which it belongs, Acalypha, is
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description:
Extinct species of flowering plant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acalypha_rubrinervis
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-02T20:17:36Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/St_Helena-Pos.png","width":330,"height":299}
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13
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