>>Dr Jinks collected samples and testing revealed it was an undiscovered species of Eucryphia, an evergreen plant that is only found in Australia and South America.

“It’s one of the few trees we have that link us directly to the supercontinent Gondwana,” said the botanist.

“There’s Eucryphias in Tasmania, Eucryphias in far north Queensland and now we’ve got Eucryphias in south-east Queensland, so it links up the extent of them over the latitude.”

A second stand of the subtropical trees was then discovered inside the National Park and it is estimated there are as few as 400 plants in existence.<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-22/living-fossil-discovery-overshadowed-by-the-famous-wollemi-pine/10615860

It’s surprising that previously unknown species of great big trees are still being discovered in such recent times.

Bubblecar said:

It’s surprising that previously unknown species of great big trees are still being discovered in such recent times.

Drones.

Bubblecar said:

It’s surprising that previously unknown species of great big trees are still being discovered in such recent times.

Difficult terrain and impenetrable vegetation, with no good reason to go there other than biological.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bubblecar said:

It’s surprising that previously unknown species of great big trees are still being discovered in such recent times.

Drones.

maybe.

PermeateFree said:

Bubblecar said:

It’s surprising that previously unknown species of great big trees are still being discovered in such recent times.

Difficult terrain and impenetrable vegetation, with no good reason to go there other than biological.

More exact.