Antrophyum austroqueenslandicum
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Antrophyum austroqueenslandicum (previously A. sp. Blue Pool) was a species of epiphytic or lithrophytic fern known from subtropical rainforest in Lamington National Park
in the state of Queensland
, Australia
. Only one plant was known in the wild and when this plant died the specimen was preserved and used to describe the species. Further searching in nearby habitat has not located any more specimens of this fern.
It is listed as Presumed Extinct under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act. However the habitat of this species is protected and has not suffered significant disturbance and other populations of this fern may still exist in unexplored areas of the McPherson Range
. The scientifically unexplored nature of these mountains is shown by the recent discovery of two large tree species Eucryphia jinksii
in 1995 and Eidothea hardeniana
in 2000.
Lamington National Park
Lamington is a national park in Queensland, Australia, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border...
in the state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Only one plant was known in the wild and when this plant died the specimen was preserved and used to describe the species. Further searching in nearby habitat has not located any more specimens of this fern.
It is listed as Presumed Extinct under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act. However the habitat of this species is protected and has not suffered significant disturbance and other populations of this fern may still exist in unexplored areas of the McPherson Range
McPherson Range
The McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Further west of the...
. The scientifically unexplored nature of these mountains is shown by the recent discovery of two large tree species Eucryphia jinksii
Eucryphia jinksii
Eucryphia jinksii is a rare rainforest tree found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.A tree to 30m tall in the family Cunoniaceae discovered as a new species only in 1994 by David Jinks...
in 1995 and Eidothea hardeniana
Eidothea hardeniana
Eidothea hardeniana, commonly known as the Nightcap Oak, is a tree to 40 m tall in the family Proteaceae discovered as a new species in 2000 by botanist Robert Kooyman. The species is listed as Critically Endangered on the Australian Commonwealth EPBC Act and Endangered on the NSW Threatened...
in 2000.