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Plants of Palm Island local government area

Total number of species: 89

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria armata C QAI
land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C QAI
land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V Q
land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C Q
land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia elliptica northern ochrosia C QAI
land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C QAI
land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C QAI
land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C Q
land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C QAI
land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata IU
land plants Asteraceae Thymophylla tenuiloba IU
land plants Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale IU
land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C QAI
land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C QAI
land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense IU
land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant IU
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C QAI
land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C QA
land plants Davalliaceae Davallia denticulata C QI
land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C QI
land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea thozetiana C Q
land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C QAI
land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha curcas physic nut IU
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C QAI
land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus acanthocarpus C QAI
land plants Lamiaceae Salvia misella IU
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C Q
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya onoprienkoana C Q
land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C QAI
land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C QAI
land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista nomame C QAI
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium gangeticum C QAI
land plants Leguminosae Dunbaria punctata C QI
land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C QI
land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C QAI
land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C QAI
land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe C QA
land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C QAI
land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C QAI
land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C QAI
land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C QAI
land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C QAI
land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C QA
land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea pubescens C Q
land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C QA
land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C QI
land plants Myrtaceae Gossia lucida C Q
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C QI
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium branderhorstii C QI
land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C QAI
land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C QAI
land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C QAI
land plants Orchidaceae Corymborkis veratrifolia cinnamon orchid SL QI
land plants Passifloraceae Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla C QI
land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C QAI
land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C Q
land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C QI
land plants Piperaceae Piper macropiper C QAI
land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C Q
land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C QAI
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass IU
land plants Poaceae Eriachne triodioides C QA
land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa IU
land plants Poaceae Panicum mitchellii C Q
land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C QAI
land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum octandrum C Q
land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL QAI
land plants Proteaceae Helicia nortoniana C Q
land plants Pteridaceae Pteris ensiformis slender bracken SL QI
land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C QAI
land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C QA
land plants Rubiaceae Knoxia sumatrensis C QAI
land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C Q
land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C QAI
land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C QAI
land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C QAI
land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C QA
land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C QI
land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C QA
land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C QAI
land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C QAI
land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C QAI
land plants Sapotaceae Palaquium galactoxylon C QI
land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C Q
land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C QAI
land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C QA

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

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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) Plants of Palm Island local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-palm-island&Kingdom=plants

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