| Cylindrocline lorencei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cylindrocline |
| Species: | C. lorencei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cylindrocline lorencei | |
Cylindrocline lorencei is a small tree that was native to the island of Mauritius, with only one specimen ever observed in the wild. By 1990 the species was considered extinct, and the only available seed could not be germinated. Brest Botanic Gardens successfully performed in vitro culture of a viable part of the seed embryo, saving the plant from extinction. Through further vegetative propagation at Brest and Kew Botanic Gardens, a small population of Cylindrocline lorencei has been grown and efforts are now underway to re-establish it in its native habitat.[1][2][3]
- ^ Magdalena, Carlos; Nicholas Hind. "Cylindrocline lorencei". Kew Plants & Fungi. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Actions internationales: les plantes menacees" (in French). Conservatoire botanique national de Brest. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Rescued by Brest Botanic Gardens by rescuing embryos in vitro from non- viable seeds." "Plants back from the brink of extinction at Kew Gardens" (PDF). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.