Malva phoenicea
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Lavatera phoenicea
)
| Malva phoenicea | |
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| Malva phoenicea flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Malva |
| Species: | M. phoenicea
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| Binomial name | |
| Malva phoenicea (
Alef. | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
Malva phoenicea, often still known under the
Taxonomy
In 1805 this species was
phylogenetic trees show M. phoenicea in a basal position in relation to the rest of Lavatera-Malva complex, which would indicate it arrived on the islands in the distant past, when the genus Malva was just beginning to differentiate.[citation needed
]
Distribution
M. phoenicea is very rare and it is threatened. It grows only in northern cliffs in the massifs of Anaga and Teno, on Tenerife.[5]
Ecology
This plant presents a clear bird
Macaronesian endemics (genus Musschia, Lotus, Isoplexis, Canarina, Echium and Scrophularia). This bird pollination syndrome is pretty rare in these latitudes and seems to have independent origins according to phylogenies of each lineage.[5]
Conservation
Legally, the regional government declared the species to be a "protected plant" in 1991 and the species was listed in the 2001 Catálogo de Especies Amenazadas de Canarias, these law were superseded by the 2010 Catálogo Canario de Especies Protegidas law in which it was included in as a plant 'important to the ecosystems of the Canary Islands'.[4]
It has not been assessed by the
IUCN. The species was first assessed according to the IUCN standards in 2000 with the status of 'endangered', in 2004 as 'vulnerable' and in 2008 as 'endangered' again. A Spanish government publication already identified it as endangered in 1984, as did a regional government publication in 1996.[4]
References
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- ^ Hinsley, Stewart Robert (2008). "Synonymy of Lavatera". Malvaceae Info. Stewart Robert Hinsley. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b Hinsley, Stewart Robert (2003). "The Lavatera Pages: Lavatera phoenicea". Malvaceae Info. Stewart Robert Hinsley. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Malva phoenicea (Vent.) Alef". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Navaea phoenicea (Vent.) Webb & Berthel". Proyecto Anthos (in Spanish). Real Jardín Botánico. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ PMID 29885219.
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