Fontainea oraria
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Fontainea oraria | |
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New growth at the base of Fontainea oraria | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Fontainea |
Species: | F. oraria
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Binomial name | |
Fontainea oraria |
Fontainea oraria is a rare rainforest plant growing near the sea on private property near Lennox Head, New South Wales, Australia. The common name is coast fontainea.
A survey in 2005 found there are only ten mature plants, and 45 seedlings or juveniles. Fontainea oraria is listed as critically endangered by extinction.
References
- "Fontainea oraria". NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- "Fontainea oraria". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
External links
- "Photograph of F. oraria, leaves and fruit". Terania Rainforest Publishing. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- Flickr search: Fontainea oraria
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from July 2019
- EPBC Act critically endangered biota
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Fontainea
- Trees of Australia
- Malpighiales of Australia
- Critically endangered flora of Australia
- Flora of New South Wales
- Taxa named by Laurence W. Jessup
- Taxa named by Gordon P. Guymer
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- Euphorbiaceae stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
- Rosid tree stubs