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Rare or threatened plants of Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion

Total number of species: 199

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum excelsum NT NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Lepidagathis royenii V NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Rhaphidospora cavernarum V NTQ
land plants Alismataceae Astonia australiensis E NTQ I
land plants Annonaceae Xylopia monosperma C E NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia littoralis V V NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Hoya anulata NT NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Hoya inconspicua NT NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Hoya macgillivrayi red hoya NT NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia araujacea CR CE NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia paludicola V V NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Phyllanthera grayi V NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Sarcolobus vittatus E NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Secamone auriculata V NTQ
land plants Araceae Remusatia vivipara NT NTQ
land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum bractescens NT NTQ
land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V NTQ
land plants Arecaceae Calamus aruensis V NTQ
land plants Arecaceae Calamus warburgii V NTQ
land plants Arecaceae Hydriastele costata V V NTQ
land plants Arecaceae Livistona concinna NT NTQ
land plants Arecaceae Wodyetia bifurcata foxtail palm NT NTQ
land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum verae V NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia orthochaeta E NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Pluchea tenuis V NTQ
land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone spathacea NT NTQ I
land plants Bignoniaceae Neosepicaea viticoides NT NTQ
land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia microphylla NT NTQ
land plants Brownlowiaceae Brownlowia argentata NT NTQ
land plants Burseraceae Canarium acutifolium var. acutifolium V V NTQ
land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum bicolor V V NTQ
land plants Combretaceae Combretum trifoliatum V NTQ
land plants Combretaceae Dansiea grandiflora V NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea imperati V NTQ
land plants Costaceae Cheilocostus potierae E NTQ
land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis costatus NT NTQ
land plants Cucurbitaceae Momordica sphaeroidea NT NTQ
land plants Cyatheaceae Alsophila exilis E NTQ
land plants Cyatheaceae Sphaeropteris felina E NTQ
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas distans E NTQ
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas semota E NTQ
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas silvestris V V NTQ
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas tuckeri V NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis retroflexa V V NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis adjuncta E E NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Paramapania parvibractea V NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia cymosa NT NTQ
land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros areolifolia CR NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton brachypus NT NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton caudatus E NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton choristadenius V NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton simulans V NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton stockeri V NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia carissoides V V NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus megadontus E NTQ
land plants Gleicheniaceae Sticherus milnei V NTQ
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum coronatum V V NTQ
land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella incollata NT NTQ
land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes aphlebioides CR NTQ
land plants Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum eboracense V NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Prostanthera tozerana Mount Tozer prostanthera CR NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya glaucocarpa V NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Litsea macrophylla NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia armitii NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia guymeri NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia ommatosperma NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia solenota E NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Austrocallerya pilipes NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crudia abbreviata NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crudia papuana CR NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia sp. (Mt Mulligan J.R.Clarkson 5775) V NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Mezoneuron hymenocarpum NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Phylacium bracteosum NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Senegalia albizioides NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Senegalia kerrii V NTQ
land plants Linderniaceae Torenia polygonoides V NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Cecarria obtusifolia NT NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Dactyliophora novae-guineae NT NTQ
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus carinatus E E NTQ
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus ledermannii V NTQ
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides V NTQ
land plants Lycopodiaceae Pseudolycopodiella limosa NT NTQ
land plants Malpighiaceae Tristellateia australasiae NT NTQ
land plants Meliaceae Aglaia argentea silver boodyarra V NTQ
land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa polyandra var. polyandra V NTQ
land plants Moraceae Ficus melinocarpa var. hololampra NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Acmena mackinnoniana Rocky River satinash NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma pringlei V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Homoranthus tropicus NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia arenaria E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia sessiliflora E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia spongiosa CR NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus effusa E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus pervagata E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha tozerensis V V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Sphaerantia chartacea Shipton's penda V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium aqueum water apple V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium buettnerianum New Guinea satinash NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium macilwraithianum V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium rubrimolle V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium velarum V V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon arenarius NT NTQ
land plants Olacaceae Anacolosa australis NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Acriopsis emarginata pale chandelier orchid V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Aphyllorchis queenslandica NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Blepharoglossum condylobulbon V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Bogoria matutina V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Bryobium irukandjianum V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum gracillimum graceful orchid V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum grandimesense V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum maxillare NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Cadetia collinsii V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Cadetia wariana V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Cooktownia robertsii E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium antennatum antelope orchid E E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium carronii V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium johannis brown antelope orchid V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium malbrownii NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium x superbiens V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Didymoplexis pallens crystal bells NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dienia fimbriata V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dienia lawleri E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dipodium pandanum E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia wassellii NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Eulophia pelorica V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Eulophia zollingeri V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Grastidium tozerense NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Habenaria hymenophylla rainforest habenaria NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Habenaria macraithii E E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Nervilia crociformis NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Oberonia carnosa V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis chlorosepala E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis euryloba V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis exilis E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis rumphii NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis vatia V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis xanthantha NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pomatocalpa marsupiale V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Robiquetia wassellii NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Sarcochilus hirticalcar harlequin orchid V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Schoenorchis sarcophylla V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis plicata New Guinea ground orchid V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Stigmatodactylus sublestus NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Taeniophyllum confertum NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Thelasis carinata V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Trichoglottis australiensis V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Vanda hindsii Cape York vanda V V NTQ
land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia marginata E NTQ
land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia percostata V NTQ
land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus zea NT NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Margaritaria indica NT NTQ
land plants Poaceae Apluda mutica V NTQ
land plants Poaceae Arthraxon australiensis Cape York carpet grass V NTQ
land plants Poaceae Coix gasteenii E NTQ
land plants Poaceae Dallwatsonia felliana E NTQ
land plants Poaceae Germainia capitata V V NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Lepturus geminatus NT NTQ
land plants Poaceae Lepturus xerophilus NT NTQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalum multinodum V NTQ
land plants Poaceae Scrotochloa tararaensis V NTQ
land plants Poaceae Scrotochloa urceolata V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Lasjia claudiensis V NTQ
land plants Pteridaceae Antrophyum plantagineum NT NTQ
land plants Rhamnaceae Stenanthemum argenteum V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum costatum V V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia psidioides V V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Hedyotis novoguineensis E NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Hydnophytum ferrugineum V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Lasianthus hirsutus V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Randia audasii NT NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion polycladum NT NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Euodia hylandii V NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Philotheca acrolopha V NTQ
land plants Santalaceae Dendromyza reinwardtiana V NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon repandodentatus E NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema hirsuta NT NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Lepisanthes senegalensis E NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Tristiropsis acutangula V NTQ
land plants Sapotaceae Donella lanceolata NT NTQ
land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella xylocarpa NT NTQ
land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera sp. (Kennedy River J.R.Clarkson 5645) V NTQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum angustum CR NTQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum dunalianum V V NTQ
land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia sp. (McIvor River J.R.Clarkson 5201) E NTQ
land plants Stemonaceae Stemona angusta NT NTQ
land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton grandiflorus NT NTQ
land plants Sterculiaceae Firmiana papuana lacewood V NTQ
land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia shillinglawii subsp. shillinglawii NT NTQ
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium elachophyllum E NTQ I
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium longissimum V NTQ
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium trichopodum NT NTQ
land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria siifolia V NTQ
land plants Thymelaeaceae Jedda multicaulis NT NTQ
land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea approximans E NTQ
land plants Vitaceae Cissus aristata V NTQ
land plants Zingiberaceae Amomum queenslandicum E NTQ
land plants Zingiberaceae Globba marantina E NTQ

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Rare or threatened plants of Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 August 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-cape-york-peninsula-cyp&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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