Fontainea oraria

Fontainea oraria
New growth at the base of Fontainea oraria
Conservation status
Critically endangered  (EPBC Act)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Fontainea
Species:	F. oraria
Binomial name
Fontainea oraria Jessup & Guymer

Fontainea oraria is a rare rainforest plant growing near the sea on private property near Lennox Head, New South Wales, Australia. The common name is coast fontainea.

A survey in 2005 found there are only ten mature plants, and 45 seedlings or juveniles. Fontainea oraria is listed as critically endangered by extinction.

References

• "Fontainea oraria". NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
• "Fontainea oraria". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 7 August 2009.

External links

• "Photograph of F. oraria, leaves and fruit". Terania Rainforest Publishing. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
• Flickr search: Fontainea oraria