Ouret congesta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Ouret |
| Species: | O. congesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Ouret congesta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aerva congesta Balf.f. ex Baker | |
Ouret congesta,[3] the Mascarene amaranth, is a small herbaceous plant of the family Amaranthaceae.[4] It is restricted to the island of Mauritius and the nearby islet Round Island, where it grows on sea cliffs and outcrops of coralline rock. It was discovered on Rodrigues, where it is believed to have now gone extinct.[5] The species is threatened with habitat loss from invasive plants, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cottrill, C.; Pynee, K.; Bégué, J.A.; Tatayah, V.; Abajee, Y.; Bhogun, S.K. (2025). "Aerva congesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T65876672A65918094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T65876672A65918094.en. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Ouret congesta (Balf.f. ex Baker) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Aerva congesta Balf.fil. ex Baker". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Baker, John Gilbert. "Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Pynee, Kersley; Lorence, David; Khurun, Poojanraj (26 July 2018). "Conservation status of Mascarene Amaranth Aerva congesta Balf.F. Ex Baker (Eudicots: Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae): a Critically Endangered endemic herb of the Mascarenes, Indian Ocean". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 10 (8): 12056–12063. doi:10.11609/jott.2402.10.8.12056-12063. S2CID 135400092.
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