Fontainea rostrata

Fontainea rostrata
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Codiaeae
Genus: Fontainea
Species: F. rostrata
Binomial name
Fontainea rostrata
Jessup & Guymer[1]

Fontainea rostrata, commonly known as Deep Creek fontainea, is a rainforest tree or shrub endemic to Queensland in Australia. It is listed as "vulnerable" under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[2]

The species was formally described in 1985 based on plant material collected to the north of Gympie, Queensland.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Fontainea rostrata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. "Approved Conservation Advice for Fontainea rostrata". 2008-12-12. Retrieved 21 July 2013.