List of extinct plants of New Zealand
List of extinct plants of New Zealand:
- 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]
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
References
- ^ The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997. Wellington: Ministry for the Environment. 1997. ISBN 0-478-09000-5.
- ^ a b Pam Cromarty, Rod Hitchmough, Leigh Bull, ed., New Zealand Threat Classification System Lists, 2005, ISBN 0478141289, http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/conservation/new-zealand-threat-classification-system-lists-2005/, 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". New Zealand Botanical Society. March 1995. http://www.nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz/newsletter/NZBotSoc-1995-39.pdf. Retrieved 15 May 2011.