Borya mirabilis Churchill (1985:6)
Grampians pincushion-lily
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1924 or later
Rediscovered in 1983 (Kahout & Coates, 2010)
Distribution
Victorian Midlands, Victoria, Australia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Churchill, D. M. (1985). Three new species of Borya Labill. (Lilliaceae). Muelleria 6: 1-8.
Other references:
Coates, F., Walsh, N. G. and James, E. A. (2002). Threats to the survival of the Grampians pincushion lily (Borya mirabilis, Liliaceae) – a short-range endemic from western Victoria. Australian Systematic Botany 15: 477-483.
Cropper, Simon C. (1993). Management of Endangered Plants. East Melbourne, Victoria: CSIRO Publications. xv + 182 pp. [case study]
DEECA [Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action]. (2023). Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List: June 2023. Published report by The State of Victoria Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Melbourne, Victoria.
Kohout, M. ans Coates, F. (2010). National Recovery Plan for Grampians Pincushion-lily Borya mirabilis. Department of Sustainability and Environment: Melbourne.
Reiter, N. H., Weste, G. and Guest, D. (2004). The risk of extinction resulting from disease caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi to endangered, vulnerable or rare plant species endemic to the Grampians, western Victoria. Australian Journal of Botany 52: 425-433.
Reiter, N. H. (2008). Borya mirabilis: steps in the recovery of a critically endangered Australian native plant. PhD Thesis. (RMIT University: Melbourne).
Reiter, N. H., Lawrie, A. and Walsh, N. (2013). The mycorrhizal associations of Borya mirabilis, an endangered Australian native plant. Muelleria 31: 81-88.
Reiter, N. H., Walsh, N. G. and Lawrie, A. C. (2015). Causes of infertility in the endangered Australian endemic plant Borya mirabilis (Boryaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 63: 554-565.
Silcock, Jen L., Simmons, C. L., Monks, L., Dillon, R., Reiter, N., Jusaitis, M., Vesk, P. A., Byrne, M. and Coates, D. J. (2019). Threatened plant translocation in Australia: a review. Biological Conservation 236: 211-222.
Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2020). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 339 pp.
Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2021). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 342 pp.