Sonchus neriifolius, synonym Dendroseris neriifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2] It is a tree with droopy, elongated leaves and small yellow-white flowers. The plant was originally native to Continental Chile but is now endemic to Robinson Crusoe Island. The plant is endangered and very rare: only two specimens are known to exist in a ravine in the eastern part of the island, although there exist other human-cultivated specimens.[3] It is classified as critically endangered by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.[1]

Sonchus neriifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Sonchus
Subgenus: Sonchus subg. Dendroseris
Species:
S. neriifolius
Binomial name
Sonchus neriifolius
(Decne.) S.C.Kim & Mejías[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Dendroseris neriifolia Hook. & Arn.
  • Rea leucantha Bertero ex DC.
  • Rea neriifolia Decne.

References

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  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Dendroseris neriifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34171A9847347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34171A9847347.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Sonchus neriifolius (Decne.) S.C.Kim & Mejías". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. ^ "Dendroseris neriifolia - one of the rarest trees in the world". Wondermondo. 8 January 2012.