ABC Sunshine Coast looks at the species named just as it began to disappear.
The Rhodamnia zombi rainforest tree was identified in 2020, with scientists branding it the "living dead" after a fungal disease stripped it of its ability to grow or reproduce in the wild.
That is because the disease, known as myrtle rust, infects the tree's new growth and prevents shoots from maturing, which halts normal development.
by abcnews_au
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