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Metastelma anegadense
Metastelma anegadense, the wire wist, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae endemic to the British Virgin Islands. It is found only on the islands of Anegada and Virgin Gorda. It grows on sand dunes, limestone, and occasionally in dry forests. It is classified as being endangered by the IUCN due to its extremely limited range and ongoing habitat degradation. It is threatened by infrastructural development and illegal sand mining.
Metastelma anegadense is endemic to the British Virgin Islands, being found only on the islands of Anegada and Virgin Gorda. Reports from Tortola are unconfirmed, while a record from Isla de Mona is definitely mistaken and based off a misidentification of a congener. The species is fairly common on Anegada, especially in the northwestern and eastern portions of the island. On Virgin Gorda, it has a much more restricted range, having been documented only from Leverick Bay once in 2013, with subsequent searches failing to turn up any individuals. It grows on sand dunes, limestone, and occasionally in dry forests.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Metastelma anegadense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
