Nesiota elliptica

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Nesiota elliptica, commonly known as the St. Helena olive, was a critically endangered flowering plant species endemic to the island of Saint Helena and is now considered extinct in the wild.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endemic species
flowering plant
plant species
binomialName Nesiota elliptica self-link
commonName St. Helena olive
surface form: Saint Helena olive

St. Helena olive
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
cultivationPurpose conservation
describedBy William John Burchell
describedIn 19th century
endemicTo Saint Helena
South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
extinctionType extinct in the wild
family Rhamnaceae
genus Nesiota
geographicLocation island of Saint Helena
growthForm shrub
tree
hasConservationSignificance true
hasFlower true
hasFruit true
hasLeafShape elliptic leaves
hasLimitedRange true
hasReproductiveSystem angiosperm
isCultivated true
isEndemic true
isExtinct true
isLandPlant true
isSymbolOf biodiversity loss on islands
isWoodyPlant true
IUCNStatus Critically Endangered (historical)
Extinct in the Wild
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter island of Saint Helena
nativeHabitat dry slopes
rocky areas
woodland
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
taxonRank species
threatenedBy disease
grazing
habitat loss
introduced species

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nesiota elliptica binomialName Nesiota elliptica self-link
Rhamnaceae hasMember Nesiota elliptica