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Backhousia bancroftii

Johnstone River hardwood

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1957

First collected

2003

Last collected

2025

Last seen alive

Where Bishop collected it

2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.

Two centuries of collecting

1950s2000s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1957 by Smith, L.S. (Cook District. The Boulders, Babinda Creek, ca. 6.5 km. west of Babinda.). The Museum last collected it in 2003; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as November 10, 2025.

From the collection

Backhousia bancroftii, 746407Backhousia bancroftii, 80042Backhousia bancroftii, 726067

Alive today

3 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.