Callistemon purpurascens: a new and threatened species from the Blue Mountains region, New South Wales, Australia

Steven Murray Douglas; Peter G Wilson

doi:10.7751/telopea8562

Authors

Steven Murray Douglas Monash University and Ecological Surveys & Planning
Peter G Wilson National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW 2000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea8562

Keywords:

Callistemon purpurascens, Blue Mountains, Central Tablelands, threatened flora, endemism, wetlands, riparian, groundwater dependent ecosystems

Abstract

Callistemon purpurascens SM Douglas, S David & P Wilson is described from the Blue Mountains region in Central Tablelands Botanical Division of New South Wales, Australia. The conservation status of this taxon is considered with the conclusion that it should be assessed as Critically Endangered under both state and Commonwealth legislation.

Author Biography

Steven Murray Douglas, Monash University and Ecological Surveys & Planning

Consultant ecologist (flora) PhD Human Ecology (religion and ecology; ecological spirituality). Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Religious Studies, School of Philosophy, History, and International Studies, Monash University, VIC.