List of extinct plants of New Zealand
List of extinct plants of New Zealand:
- Araucaria haastii - known from fossils of the Cretaceous period, best preserved of several extinct New Zealand Araucaria species
- Banksia novae-zelandiae - known only from fossil records
- Chiloglottis formicifera (ant orchid) - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas[1]
- Leptinella filiformis - extinct in the wild[2]
Four plants have been listed as extinct beyond doubt since 1840:[3]
- Lepidium obtusatum
- Logania depressa
- Stellaria elatinoides
- Trilepidea adamsii
Two species are thought to be extinct but there may be insufficient data to make an assessment:[2]
- Myosotis traversii var.cinerascens
- Pseudognaphalium (one species)
The New Zealand Botanical Society describe additional species as being extinct:[4]
- Muellerina celastroides - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
- Myosotis laingii
- Pterostylis nutans - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
See also
- List of extinct New Zealand animals
- New Zealand Threat Classification System
- Conservation in New Zealand
References
- ↑ The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997. Wellington: Ministry for the Environment. 1997. ISBN 0-478-09000-5.
- 1 2 Pam Cromarty; Rod Hitchmough; Leigh Bull (eds.), New Zealand Threat Classification System Lists, 2005, ISBN 0-478-14128-9, retrieved 15 May 2011
- ↑ de Lange, P. J.; D. A. Norton; P. B. Heenan; S. P. Courtney; B. P. J. Molloy; C. C. Ogle; B. D. Rance; P. N. Johnson; R. Hitchmough (2004). "Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 42 (1): 45–76. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512890. ISSN 0028-825X.
- ↑ New Zealand Botanical Society Threatened and Local Plant Lists (1995 Revision) in "New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter No 30" (PDF). New Zealand Botanical Society. March 1995. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
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