Preiss (1968) describes visits to the Monarto region to search for and protect the uncommon <I>A. rhetinocarpa</I>. Initiatives from the Field Naturalists Society resulted in the protection of populations of the species.

<P>Spooner (1974) describes visits to the protected colonies of this species near the Ferries MacDonald Conservation Park, where fencing has allowed growth and regeneration of native species to proceed. An augmented list of species present is also given.