List of extinct plants of New Zealand

List of extinct plants of New Zealand:

• Araucaria haastii - known from fossils of the Cretaceous period, best preserved of several extinct New Zealand Araucaria species
• Banksia novae-zelandiae - known only from fossil records
• Chiloglottis formicifera (ant orchid) - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas^[1]
• Leptinella filiformis - extinct in the wild^[2]

Four plants have been listed as extinct beyond doubt since 1840:^[3]

• Lepidium obtusatum
• Logania depressa
• Stellaria elatinoides
• Trilepidea adamsii

Two species are thought to be extinct but there may be insufficient data to make an assessment:^[2]

• Myosotis traversii var.cinerascens
• Pseudognaphalium (one species)

The New Zealand Botanical Society describe additional species as being extinct:^[4]

• Muellerina celastroides - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
• Myosotis laingii
• Pterostylis nutans - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas

See also

• List of extinct New Zealand animals
• New Zealand Threat Classification System
• Conservation in New Zealand

References

1. The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997. Wellington: Ministry for the Environment. 1997. ISBN 0-478-09000-5.
2. Pam Cromarty; Rod Hitchmough; Leigh Bull (eds.), New Zealand Threat Classification System Lists, 2005, ISBN 0-478-14128-9, retrieved 15 May 2011
3. de Lange, P. J.; D. A. Norton; P. B. Heenan; S. P. Courtney; B. P. J. Molloy; C. C. Ogle; B. D. Rance; P. N. Johnson; R. Hitchmough (2004). "Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 42 (1): 45–76. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512890. ISSN 0028-825X.
4. New Zealand Botanical Society Threatened and Local Plant Lists (1995 Revision) in "New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter No 30" (PDF). New Zealand Botanical Society. March 1995. Retrieved 15 May 2011.