Bastard Gumwood
Extinct circa 1986 • St. Helena
"C. rotundifolium was thought to have been extinct by the end of the 19th Century with the last known trees growing at Longwood, Black Field and Horse Pasture. However, Stedson Stroud rediscovered this species in 1982 as one tree growing out from a cliff at the southern edge of Horse Pasture. This tree was destroyed by a gale in 1986 and the species is now extinct in the wild."
Cairns-Wicks, R. 2003. Commidendrum rotundifolium. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. . Downloaded on 08 April 2011.
Melliss, J. C. Psiadia Rotundifolia. Digital image. British Library HMNTS 10096.gg.15. St. Helena: a Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description of the Island, 1875. Web. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MELLISS(1875)_p395_-_PLATE_41_-_Psiadia_Rotundifolia.jpg>.
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