Notelaea ipsviciensis W.K.Harris (2004)
Cooneana olive
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1976 or late
Rediscovered in the 1980's
"The first two specimens, discovered in 1976 in the grounds of the Cooneana Homestead, were destroyed by dumping of mining debris before they could be studied/described further, and the species was subsequently presumed extinct until rediscovery in the 1980s"
Source: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=81858
Distribution
Queensland, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Harris, Wayne K. (2004). Notelaea ipsviciensis (Oleaceae), a new species from south east Queensland. Austrobaileya 6(4): 973-976.
Other references:
Beyleveld, L. (2006). The Cooneana Olive: an Australian plant on the brink of extinction. Presented paper. In: Veg Futures: the conference in the field, March 2006. Available from: http://ga.yourasp.com.au/vegfutures/pages/images/Colloquium%20A2_Beyleveld.pdf.
Beyleveld, L. (2007). Cooneana Olive (Notelaea ipsviciensis) - An independent conservation project for one of Australia's most endangered plants. Queensland: Greening Australia and the Department of Main Roads.
Lock, K., J. Stibbard, A. Cheney, G. Benson & B. Forsyth (2004). Recovery Plan for Notelaea ipsviciensis (Cooneana Olive). St Lucia: University of Queensland.
Vallee, L., T. Hogbin, L. Monks, B. Makinson, M. Matthes & M. Rossetto. (2004). Guidelines for the translocation of threatened plants in Australia - Second Edition. Canberra, ACT: Australian Network for Plant Conservation.