Symonanthus bancroftii (F.Muell.) Haegi (1981:175)
Bailey’s symonanthus
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Isandra bancroftii F.Muell. in S. Sci. Rec. 3: 2 (1883); Isandraea bancroftii (F.Muell.) Rauschert in Taxon 31: 562 (1982)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1940's (Bunn & Turner, 2018:16)
Rediscovered in: 1997 (single wild male); 1998 (female discovered) (Bunn & Turner, 2018:16)
Distribution & Habitat
Wheatbelt region, Western Australia, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Buehrig, R. M. (1997). Bailey’s Symonanthus (Symonanthus bancroftii) Unpublished report to Department of Conservation and Land Management, Perth, Western Australia.
Bunn, Eric. (2003). Symonanthus bancroftii – Restoration Project Update, Unpublished document.
Bunn, Eric and Turner, Shane. (2018). Threatened plant translocation case study: Symonanthus bancroftii (Bancroft’s Symonanthus), Solanaceae. Australasian Plant Conservation 27(3): 16-18.
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Ye, Q., Bunn, Eric, Krauss, Siefried and Dixon, Kingsley. (2007). Reproductive success in a reintroduced population of a critically endangered shrub, Symonanthus bancroftii (Solanaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 55(4): 425-432. [Abstract]
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