Rhaphidospora cavernarum

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Rhaphidospora cavernarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Rhaphidospora Species: R. cavernarum
Binomial name
Rhaphidospora cavernarum[1] (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker
Synonyms
Justicia cavernarum F.Muell. Justicia platyphylla S.Moore Rhaphidospora platyphylla (S.Moore) Bremek. nom. inval.

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]

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