Bruguiera hainesii C.G.Rogers (Rhizophoraceae), an endangered species recently discovered in Australia

Cooper, W.E., Kudo, H. & Duke, N.C. (2016). Bruguiera hainesii C.G.Rogers (Rhizophoraceae), an endangered species recently discovered in Australia. Austrobaileya 9(4): 481–488. The critically endangered Bruguiera hainesii C.G.Rogers (Rhizophoraceae) is newly recorded as occurring on the Australian mainland in north Queensland within the city limits of Cairns. The species is described with notes provided on typification, phenology, distribution, habitat, population structure and conservation status. In addition, another Bruguiera species, B. cylindrica (L.) Blume, known previously in Queensland from south to Cooktown, is reported with a notable range extension south to Cairns. A revised identification key to all taxa of Bruguiera in Australia is presented, along with a table of comparative diagnostic characters.

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