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Extinct species of orchid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angraecopsis dolabriformis is an extinct species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. The sole known specimen was found in São Tomé. Its natural habitat has been destroyed by human activity since the 19th century[1] and it was declared extinct in 2018.[2]
Angraecopsis dolabriformis | |
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Herbarium sheet of the only known specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Angraecopsis |
Species: | †A. dolabriformis |
Binomial name | |
†Angraecopsis dolabriformis (Rolfe) Schlechter | |
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