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Bruguiera hainesii C.G.Rogers
This critically endangered mangrove was identified in Trinity Inlet, Cairns in 2016. It had not been identified in Australia before. It was growing with Bruguiera cylindrica.The article linked below describes its discovery.

		*Bruguiera* hainesii		*Bruguiera* hainesii
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		Description:Flower		Description:Flowers
		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E
		Date of photo:14 April 2016		Date of photo:14 April 2016
		Field No.:3934		Field No.:3934

		*Bruguiera* hainesii		*Bruguiera* hainesii

		Description:Flowers		Description:Calyx and leaves
		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E
		Date of photo:14 April 2016		Date of photo:14 April 2016
		Field No.:3934		Field No.:3934

		*Bruguiera* hainesii		*Bruguiera* hainesii

		Description:Calyces and leaves		Description:Calyces
		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E
		Date of photo:17 April 2016		Date of photo:17 April 2016
		Field No.:3934		Field No.:3934

		*Bruguiera* hainesii		*Bruguiera* hainesii

		Description:Calyx		Description:Tree in habitat
		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland		Location:Trinity Inlet, Spence St, Cairns, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E		GPS coordinates:16˚56.8152S 145˚45.1182E
		Date of photo:17 April 2016		Date of photo:17 April 2016
		Field No.:3934		Field No.:3934

Reference: (accessed 12 August 2017)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/178834/0

https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/april/citizen-scientist-discovers-rare-mangrove-species

http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/dna/docs/ecb82a5bf09257209a08147c2d86900c.pdf

Cooper, W.E., Kudo, H., Duke, N.C. (2016), Bruguiera hainesii C.G.Rogers (Rhizophoraceae), an endangered species recently discovered in Australia. Austrobaileya 9(4): 482-487

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