''Pisonia sechellarum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Nyctaginaceae. It is indigenous to the
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
and the Comoros archipelago. In Seychelles, it is limited to
Silhouette Island
Silhouette Island lies northwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. It is the third largest granitic island in the Seychelles. It has an area of 20.1 km2 and has a population of 200, mostly workers on the island. The main settlement is La Passe ...
, where it is the dominant tree but has a total population of about 190 individuals.
References
Further reading
*Gerlach, J., Senterre, B., & Barthelat, F. (2013)
A review of the conservation status of the threatened western Indian Ocean island tree ''Pisonia sechellarum'' (Nyctaginaceae).''Journal of Threatened Taxa'' 5(12), 4621–4629.
sechellarum
Trees of Seychelles
Endangered plants
Endemic flora of Seychelles
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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