Rhaphidospora cavernarum

Rhaphidospora cavernarum is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae. The species was thought to be extinct in Queensland until rediscovered on Cape York, between Cooktown and the Lockhart River. Previous to this, the species had not been seen since 1873.^[2]

Rhaphidospora cavernarum
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (NCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Rhaphidospora
Species:	R. cavernarum
Binomial name
Rhaphidospora cavernarum (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker[1]
Synonyms
Justicia cavernarum F.Muell. Justicia platyphylla S.Moore Rhaphidospora platyphylla (S.Moore) Bremek. nom. inval.