Rhaphidospora cavernarum (F. Muell.) R.M. Barker (1986:232)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1870's-1880's (1873 or later) (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:11)
Rediscovered in 1989 (collection); 2008 (recognition) (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:11)
"Known from single record in 1870s/80s at Capricorn Caves near Rockhampton + one on Cape York in 1873 at time of Barker's monograph (1986); was collected in 1989, and numerous collections through the 1990s, but these specimens were not correctly identified until later "
(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:11)
Distribution
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Barker, R. M. (1986). A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 1-286.
Other references:
Silcock, Jen L., Field, Ashley R., Walsh, Neville G. and Fensham, Roderick J. (2019). To name those lost: assessing extinction likelihood in the Australian vascular flora. Oryx 54(2): 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318001357 [Supplementary Material]
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080428-extinct-plants.html