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craig-r kevinfaccenda Axe-handle Wood (Paratrophis pendulina)

Australian conservation status due to swap

Jul. 26, 2023 02:23:35 +0000 Not Resolved

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This taxon, as Streblus pendulis, is listed in Australia as Endangered by the Australian Government (https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=21618)

Recent changes have sunk S. brunonianus into this taxon (P. pendulina) so I'm not sure if the endangered status should be applied for the whole of Australia or just Norfolk Island where Streblus pendulis was restricted to before S. brunonianus was sunk into it. I think the status should apply for Norfolk Island only because that's the population that the conservation status linked above is referring to (see https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275644627_Re-straightening_the_story_of_Streblus_brunonianus_and_S_pendulinus_Moraceae)

Note that the taxon previously known as S. brunonianus is not considered at risk in mainland Australia (it's Least Concern) and locations should therefore not be obscured in Australia, if the endangered status is applied to all of Australia (which I don't think would be correct) and not just Norfolk Island

See also: https://inaturalist.org/flags/626660

Posted by craig-r 11 months ago

@kevinfaccenda : can you have a look at this ?

Posted by t_e_d 4 months ago

Agree, restrict to norfolk island and link to this flag in the conservation status note

Posted by kevinfaccenda 4 months ago

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