Idiocore endemic (Zizka, 1991). Extint in the wild. The photograph belongs to the last known living individual, which grew on the inner slope of the Rano Kau volcano, which became extinct in 1960. Photograph taken during the Franco-Belgian expedition of 1934-35.
Digitised slide taken on Bouvet Island in January 1982 en route from Antarctica
Digitised slide taken on Bouvet Island in January 1982 en route from Antarctica.
Could not believe fruit and flower were from same plant. Learned about mimosoids today!