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Rare or threatened plants of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 244

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum excelsum NT Q
land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum ilicifolium holly-leaved graptophyllum V V Q
land plants Acanthaceae Rhaphidospora cavernarum V QI
land plants Achariaceae Ryparosa kurrangii NT Q
land plants Alismataceae Astonia australiensis E Q I
land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V Q
land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne hirsuta NT Q
land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia submontana subsp. submontana NT Q
land plants Annonaceae Xylopia monosperma C E QA
land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera dumicola NT Q
land plants Apocynaceae Hoya anulata NT QI
land plants Apocynaceae Hoya macgillivrayi red hoya NT Q
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia brevifolia V V Q
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia rara V Q
land plants Apocynaceae Neisosperma kilneri V V Q
land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia bartlensis V Q
land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum rupicola E E Q
land plants Araceae Remusatia vivipara NT QA
land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum bractescens NT Q
land plants Araliaceae Trachymene geraniifolia NT Q
land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix myolensis E E Q
land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V QA
land plants Arecaceae Calamus aruensis V QI
land plants Arecaceae Hydriastele costata V V QI
land plants Arecaceae Linospadix palmerianus NT Q
land plants Arecaceae Livistona drudei Halifax fan palm E Q
land plants Arecaceae Wodyetia bifurcata foxtail palm NT Q
land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum cryptophlebum NT Q
land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum curtum NT Q
land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum iridescens V Q
land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum verae V Q
land plants Aspleniaceae Hymenasplenium wildii V V Q
land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia orthochaeta E Q
land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus eriocephalus V V Q
land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea major NT Q
land plants Asteraceae Tetramolopium ornans V U
land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium pallidum E E QI
land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone spathacea NT QAI I
land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia microphylla NT QI
land plants Brownlowiaceae Berrya rotundifolia E Q
land plants Brownlowiaceae Brownlowia argentata NT QI
land plants Burseraceae Canarium acutifolium var. acutifolium V V QI
land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia perkinsiana headland commersonia CR CE Q
land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum bicolor V V QI
land plants Calophyllaceae Kayea larnachiana E Q
land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia membranacea NT Q
land plants Capparaceae Capparis batianoffii V Q
land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina filidens Mt. Beerwah she-oak E Q
land plants Casuarinaceae Gymnostoma australianum V Q
land plants Combretaceae Dansiea elliptica NT Q
land plants Combretaceae Dansiea grandiflora V Q
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea imperati V QAI
land plants Costaceae Cheilocostus potierae E QI
land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis costatus NT Q
land plants Cunoniaceae Ceratopetalum corymbosum CR Q
land plants Cunoniaceae Ceratopetalum macrophyllum NT Q
land plants Cyatheaceae Sphaeropteris felina E QI
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas megacarpa E E Q
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas ophiolitica Marlborough blue E E Q
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas silvestris V V Q
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus cephalotes E E QI I
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis retroflexa V V QI I
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis vagans E Q I
land plants Cyperaceae Paramapania parvibractea V QI
land plants Droseraceae Drosera adelae NT Q I
land plants Droseraceae Drosera prolifera trailing sundew V V Q I
land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus thelmae E Q
land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya pedicellata NT Q
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton caudatus E QAI
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton magneticus E Q
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton simulans V Q
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton stockeri V Q
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia obliqua C V QAI
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus megadontus E Q
land plants Euphorbiaceae Omphalea celata V V Q
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum coronatum V V QI
land plants Hamamelidaceae Noahdendron nicholasii E Q
land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella incollata NT Q
land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia bivalvis cudgerie NT Q
land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes aphlebioides CR QI
land plants Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum kerianum V Q
land plants Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum pallidum NT QI
land plants Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum whitei CR EX Q
land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa thozetii E Q
land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia castrisinensis NT Q
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra cooperana E E Q
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra grayi V Q
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra microneura NT Q
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra phaeocarpa V Q
land plants Lauraceae Litsea macrophylla NT QI
land plants Laxmanniaceae Romnalda ophiopogonoides E Q
land plants Laxmanniaceae Sowerbaea subtilis V Q
land plants Leguminosae Acacia homaloclada V Q
land plants Leguminosae Acacia hylonoma V Q
land plants Leguminosae Acacia solenota E Q
land plants Leguminosae Archidendron kanisii V Q
land plants Leguminosae Austrocallerya pilipes NT Q
land plants Leguminosae Cynometra roseiflora CR Q
land plants Leguminosae Dioclea hexandra E QI
land plants Leguminosae Heliodendron xanthoxylon yellow siris NT Q
land plants Leguminosae Senegalia albizioides NT Q
land plants Leguminosae Senegalia kerrii V Q
land plants Leguminosae Strongylodon lucidus NT QAI
land plants Linderniaceae Torenia polygonoides V QI
land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea terrae-reginae E Q
land plants Loranthaceae Dactyliophora novae-guineae NT QI
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus delbrueckii V Q
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus lockyeri V V Q
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides V QAI
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus tetrastichoides V V Q
land plants Malpighiaceae Tristellateia australasiae NT QI
land plants Meliaceae Aglaia argentea silver boodyarra V QI
land plants Menispermaceae Carronia pedicellata E E Q
land plants Monimiaceae Hemmantia webbii V Q
land plants Monimiaceae Steganthera australiana NT Q
land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea sp. (McDowall Range J.G.Tracey 14552) NT Q
land plants Moraceae Ficus melinocarpa var. hololampra NT QI
land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma pringlei V Q
land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia hughesii CR Q
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia xanthope Glen Geddes bloodwood V V QA
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus raveretiana black ironbox C V Q
land plants Myrtaceae Lenwebbia lasioclada CR Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia arenaria E Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia glabrescens CR Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia pauciovulata CR Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE QA
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia sessiliflora E Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia spongiosa CR QI
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus canescens E Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus effusa E Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus pervagata E Q
land plants Myrtaceae Ristantia pachysperma yellow penda CR Q
land plants Myrtaceae Ristantia waterhousei CR Q
land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha papillosa V Q
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium buettnerianum New Guinea satinash NT QI
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium glenum E Q
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium macilwraithianum V Q
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium velarum V V Q
land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon arenarius NT Q
land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon formosus E E QA
land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon graniticus V Q
land plants Nepenthaceae Nepenthes mirabilis (Bramston Beach) E Q
land plants Orchidaceae Aphyllorchis anomala NT Q
land plants Orchidaceae Aphyllorchis queenslandica NT Q
land plants Orchidaceae Bogoria matutina V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum grandimesense V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum maxillare NT QI
land plants Orchidaceae Corybas cerasinus NT Q
land plants Orchidaceae Demorchis queenslandica NT Q
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium fellowsii V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium johannis brown antelope orchid V V QI
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium mirbelianum mangrove orchid E E QI
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium nindii blue orchid E E QI
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium x superbiens V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Didymoplexis pallens crystal bells NT QI
land plants Orchidaceae Diuris curta E QA
land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia wassellii NT Q
land plants Orchidaceae Eulophia pelorica V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Eulophia zollingeri V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis rumphii NT QI
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis xanthantha NT Q
land plants Orchidaceae Peristylus banfieldii E Q
land plants Orchidaceae Rhomboda polygonoides V V Q
land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis paulinae NT QI
land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis plicata New Guinea ground orchid V QI
land plants Orchidaceae Taeniophyllum confertum NT Q
land plants Orchidaceae Vanda hindsii Cape York vanda V V QI
land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia marginata E Q
land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia percostata V QI
land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus zea NT Q
land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion pruinosum E Q
land plants Phyllanthaceae Margaritaria indica NT QI
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus brassii V Q
land plants Picrodendraceae Dissiliaria tuckeri E Q
land plants Picrodendraceae Sankowskya stipularis E E Q
land plants Piperaceae Piper mestonii long pepper NT QI
land plants Poaceae Aristida granitica E E Q
land plants Poaceae Germainia capitata V V QI I
land plants Poaceae Isachne sharpii E Q I
land plants Poaceae Lepturus geminatus NT QA
land plants Poaceae Paspalidium udum V QA
land plants Poaceae Paspalum batianoffii PE EX Q
land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma oblongatum V V Q
land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma praecelsum V Q
land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum fragrans NT Q
land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum membranifolium pimple fern NT QI
land plants Polypodiaceae Oreogrammitis reinwardtii V V QI
land plants Proteaceae Austromuellera trinervia NT Q
land plants Proteaceae Banksia plagiocarpa V QA
land plants Proteaceae Buckinghamia ferruginiflora V Q
land plants Proteaceae Eidothea zoexylocarya NT Q
land plants Proteaceae Helicia grayi E Q
land plants Proteaceae Helicia lewisensis E Q
land plants Proteaceae Hollandaea riparia V QA
land plants Proteaceae Megahertzia amplexicaulis NT Q
land plants Proteaceae Stenocarpus cryptocarpus giant-leaved stenocarpus NT Q
land plants Proteaceae Stenocarpus davallioides fern-leaved stenocarpus V Q
land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia actinocarpa E E Q
land plants Rubiaceae Hedyotis novoguineensis E QI
land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V Q
land plants Rubiaceae Randia audasii NT Q
land plants Rubiaceae Wendlandia connata NT Q
land plants Rutaceae Acronychia acuminata NT Q
land plants Rutaceae Citrus inodora E Q
land plants Rutaceae Euodia hylandii V Q
land plants Rutaceae Euodia pubifolia E Q
land plants Rutaceae Medicosma glandulosa NT Q
land plants Rutaceae Medicosma obovata V V Q
land plants Rutaceae Zieria madida Thornton Peak stink bush CR Q
land plants Rutaceae Zieria wilhelminae Mt Jukes stink bush CR Q
land plants Salicaceae Xylosma ovata NT QA
land plants Sapindaceae Arytera dictyoneura NT Q
land plants Sapindaceae Cossinia australiana E E Q
land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis shirleyana wedge-leaf tuckeroo V V Q
land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis harpullioides NT Q
land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema hirsuta NT Q
land plants Sapindaceae Lepisanthes senegalensis E QI
land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus albescens NT Q
land plants Sapindaceae Sarcopteryx montana NT Q
land plants Sapindaceae Toechima pterocarpum orange tamarind E E Q
land plants Sapindaceae Tristiropsis acutangula V QI
land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella xylocarpa NT QI
land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera baileyana NT Q
land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera bidwillii V V Q
land plants Solanaceae Solanum graniticum granite nightshade E E Q
land plants Solanaceae Solanum sporadotrichum NT Q
land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus hygrophilus V QA
land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia sp. (McIvor River J.R.Clarkson 5201) E Q
land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia tryonii NT Q
land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton compactus NT Q
land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia shillinglawii subsp. shillinglawii NT QI
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium elachophyllum E Q I
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium longissimum V Q
land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos ampulliformis NT Q
land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos crassiramifera E Q
land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos oresbia NT Q
land plants Thelypteridaceae Chingia australis E E Q
land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria biflora V V Q
land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea approximans E Q
land plants Winteraceae Bubbia queenslandiana subsp. queenslandiana E Q
land plants Winteraceae Bubbia whiteana CR Q
land plants Zamiaceae Macrozamia serpentina E Q
land plants Zingiberaceae Amomum queenslandicum E Q

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 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 22 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-great-barrier-reef-marine-park&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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