Bell-flowered Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra campanulata)
The Bell-flowered Cyrtandra occurred in the tropical rainforests of the islands of Savai’i and ‘Upolu, Samoa.
The species had very large, up to 4 cm long hanging, bell-shaped greenish flowers.
The Bell-flowered Cyrtandra was apparently last collected in 1905 and is now most likely extinct. [1]
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References:
[1] Art Whistler: Biodiversity Conservation Lessons Learned Technical Series. 2: The Rare Plants of Samoa. Conservation International 2011
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edited: 10.09.2019
Dead as the Dodo – Holocene Extinctions
… about 5858 taxa have disappeared since the beginning of the Anthropocene era (since about 10000 BCE)
