| Abutilon pitcairnense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. pitcairnense
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| Binomial name | |
| Abutilon pitcairnense | |
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Abutilon pitcairnense, the yellow fatu[1] or yellow fautu, is a critically endangered perennial plant that is native to Pitcairn Island. It was once considered extinct, until a single plant was discovered on the island in 2003. At that time, cuttings and seed were used to propagate several plants at a nursery on the island and botanical gardens in Ireland and England. The last wild surviving plant died in a landslide in 2005, making the plant extinct in the wild.[3]
- ^ a b Bárrios, S.; Smyth, N. (2018). "Abutilon pitcairnense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T122926206A122926208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T122926206A122926208.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Abutilon pitcairnense Fosberg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Corcoran, Marcela (2011-04-13). "Pitcairn plant flowers at Kew". Kew Blogs. Kew Royal Botanical Gardens. Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Retrieved 15 April 2011.