Toromiro tree  (Sophora toromiro)

Authentication

Authenticated (9/5/03) by Gwilym Lewis, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk

Glossary

Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Leaflets: the individual 'leaf-like' parts of a compound leaf.
Ovary: in plants, known as the gynoecium, the female reproductive organs of a flower.
Stamens: the male reproductive organ of a flower, it is made up of an anther (the pollen-producing organ) and a filament (stalk). (See http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ksheets/pdfs/flower.pdf for a fact sheet on flower structure).

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2003)
    www.redlist.org
  2. Mackinder, B & Staniforth, M. (1997) Sophora toromiro. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 14(4): 221 – 226.
  3. Maunder, M. (1997) Conservation of the extinct toromiro tree. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 14(4): 226-231.
  4. Toromiro Management Group (January, 2003)
    http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/conservation/cpdu/Toromiro/toro_t1.html#Introduction
  5. Lobin, W. & Barthlott, W. (1988) Sophora toromiro: the lost tree of Easter Island. Bot. Gard. Conserv. News, 1 (3): 32 - 34.