Trilepidea

Trilepidea is an extinct monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.^[4] Its native range was New Zealand.^[4] The only species was Trilepidea adamsii, or Adams mistletoe.^[1] It was first described in 1880 as Loranthus adamsii and has ever only been collected from a few locations in the North Island. It has been argued that the extinction of this species, vulnerable due to restricted distribution, was caused by interaction of a number of factors, including; habitat loss, overcollection and the introduction the brushtail possum from Australia.^[5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Order:Santalales

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Trilepidea
Herbarium specimen of Trilepidea adamsii
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	†Trilepidea Tiegh.
Species:	†T. adamsii
Binomial name
†Trilepidea adamsii (Cheeseman) Tiegh.[2]
Synonyms[3]
†Elytranthe adamsii (Cheeseman) Engl. †Elytranthe ralphii (Tiegh.) Engl. †Loranthus adamsii Cheeseman †Loranthus ralphii Tiegh. †Trilepidea ralphii (Tiegh.) Tiegh.

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