Select Page

New CSIRO research published in Phytotaxa investigating the Adelopetalum argyropus species complex has described 2 new species of orchid: A. howense and A. continentale. The ANPC supported fieldwork for the project in northeast NSW through San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance funding, resulting in the description of Adelopetalum continentale, as well as assessing the impact on the species following the 2019/20 fires. This was undertaken as part of our “Prevent rare plant extinction and reduce impacts of future fires” project.

CSIRO has produced a blog post describing the research, which was also conducted on Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, with A. howense and A. argyropus described on those 2 islands respectively.

The full article describes the history of the taxonomy, as well as each of the species and their extent. You can read it over at: https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.678.1.9

Image: Adelopetalum continentale – Credit: Jeremy Bruhl