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Rhizanthella omissa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (2006)

The Forgotten rhizanthella, Lamington underground orchid

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 1958 (Jones & Clements, 2006)

 

Distribution

Lamington Plateau, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Jones, D. L. and Clements, M. A. (2006). Rhizanthella omissa, a new species of underground orchid from southeastern Queensland. Orchadian 15: 131-132.

 

Other references:

Backhouse, Gary N., Bates, Robert J., Brown, Andrew P. and Copeland, Lachlan M. (2016). Checklist of the Orchids of Australia Including its Island Territories. Version 1. Unpublished. 139 pp.

Backhouse, Gary N., Bates, Robert J., Brown, Andrew P. and Copeland, Lachlan M. (2019). Checklist of the Orchids of Australia Including its Island Territories, second edition. Melbourne. 148 pp.

Holmes, Branden. (2021). What's Lost and What Remains: The Sixth Extinction in 100 Accounts. Self published. [Available from Amazon]

 

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