Fontainea oraria

Fontainea oraria
new growth at the base of Fontainea oraria
Conservation status
Critically endangered (EPBC Act)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Codiaeae
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, 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. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/determinations/fontaineaorariafd.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
• "Fontainea oraria". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Fontainea~oraria. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 

External links

• "Photograph of F. oraria, leaves and fruit". Terania Rainforest Publishing. http://www.rainforestpublishing.com.au/library%20images/Rainforest/Fontainea%20oraria%202.jpg. Retrieved 2009-07-08.