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Oxygyne shinzatoi

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Oxygyne shinzatoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Burmanniaceae
Genus: Oxygyne
Species:
O. shinzatoi
Binomial name
Oxygyne shinzatoi
(Hatus.) C.Abe & Akasawa

Oxygyne shinzatoi is a flowering plant that is endemic to Okaniwa Island in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It blooms in September and October and is critically endangered due to logging.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ministry of the Environment, Japan (2016). "Oxygyne shinzatoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22486125A22486806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T22486125A22486806.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.