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Introduced plants of Daintree National Park

Total number of species: 66

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 conyzoides Superseded XU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

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 2 August 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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