Homoranthus elusus L.M.Copel. (2011:366)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:7 [as Possibly extinct])
Last record: 1992 or 1994 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:7)
"A targeted search on Bluff Rock in 2003 failed to relocate the species, although an abundance of suitable habitat suggests that H. elusus could still be extant."
(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:7)
Distribution & Habitat
north-east New South Wales, Australia
"Granite rocky outcrop south of Tenterifeld"
(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:7)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Copeland, Lachlan M., Craven, Lyn A. and Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2011). A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Australian Systematic Botany 24(6): 351-374. https://doi.org/10.1071/SB11015
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]
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