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Introduced plants of Daintree National Park

Total number of species: 65

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Acanthaceae Barleria strigosa IU
land plants Acanthaceae Brillantaisia lamium IU
land plants Acanthaceae Strobilanthes alternata IU
land plants Acanthaceae Strobilanthes reptans IU
land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia alata black-eyed Susan IU
land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea IU
land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple IU
land plants Apocynaceae Allamanda cathartica yellow allamanda IU
land plants Araceae Epipremnum pinnatum 'Aureum' IU
land plants Araceae Syngonium podophyllum IU
land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta IU I
land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed IU
land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed IU
land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea IU
land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata IU
land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora IU
land plants Begoniaceae Begonia hirtella IU
land plants Bignoniaceae Saritaea magnifica IU
land plants Cannabaceae Trema cannabina IU
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea indica blue morning-glory IU
land plants Costaceae Costus dubius IU
land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant IU
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aromaticus IU
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus mindorensis IU
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus IU
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia heterophylla IU
land plants Euphorbiaceae Manihot esculenta IU
land plants Lamiaceae Hyptis capitata IU
land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum pectinatum IU
land plants Leguminosae Arachis pintoi IU
land plants Leguminosae Mimosa diplotricha var. diplotricha giant sensitive plant IU
land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica var. unijuga IU
land plants Leguminosae Pueraria phaseoloides var. javanica IU
land plants Leguminosae Senna alata IU
land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia IU
land plants Leguminosae Senna pendula var. glabrata Easter cassia IU
land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes viscosa IU
land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida IU
land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed IU
land plants Marantaceae Ctenanthe setosa IU
land plants Melastomataceae Heterotis rotundifolia IU
land plants Melastomataceae Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum IU
land plants Moraceae Artocarpus altilis breadfruit IU
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia hyssopifolia IU I
land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
land plants Poaceae Axonopus compressus IU
land plants Poaceae Axonopus fissifolius IU
land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass IU
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass IU
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis unioloides IU
land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' IU I
land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass IU
land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii IU
land plants Poaceae Urochloa decumbens IU
land plants Polygalaceae Polygala paniculata IU
land plants Rosaceae Rubus alceifolius giant bramble IU
land plants Rubiaceae Coffea liberica IU
land plants Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus IU
land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce latifolia IU
land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce prostrata IU
land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce remota IU
land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig IU
land plants Theaceae Camellia sinensis IU
land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta cayennensis IU

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) Introduced plants of Daintree National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-daintree&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=Introduced

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