Diuris bracteata Fitzg., 1888
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Diuris praecox D.L.Jones, 1991:60?
Conservation Status
Last record: 1888 or before
Since rediscovered
Erroneously thought to be extinct after specimens of D. platichila were misidentified as D. bracteata.
Distribution
near Gladesville, Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fitzgerald, R. D. (1888). Australian Orchids.
Other references:
Clements, M. A. (1989). Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. In: Australian Orchid Research. 1. Essendon, Victoria: Australian Orchid Foundation.
Department of the Environment. (2015). Diuris bracteata in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Accessed Sun, 8 Feb 2015 13:12:20 +1100.
Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. [Abstract] [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Jones, D.L. (1993b). Native Orchids of Australia. Reed Publications, Sydney, Australia.
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/profile.aspx?id=20036