Governor Laffan's Fern (Diplazium laffanianum) is classified as Extinct in the Wild, having last been seen in 1905 after human habitat destruction and introduction of invasive species.
Sources
- IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species (iucn.org)
- https://environment.bm/governor-laffans-fern (environment.bm)
- https://www.cpsg.org/success-stories/governor-laffans-fern (cpsg.org)
- https://bioone.org/journals/american-fern-journal/volume-106/issue-3/AFJ-D-16-00005.1/Systematics-of-Diplazium-laffanianum-Athyriaceae-a-Fern-Species-Endemic-to/10.1640/AFJ-D-16-00005.1.short (bioone.org)
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