"Then God said, 'Here! Throughout the whole earth I am giving you as food every seed-bearing plant and every tree with seed-bearing fruit.
And to every wild animal, bird in the air and creature crawling on the earth, in which there is a living soul, I am giving as food every kind of green plant.' And that is how it was."
- Genesis 1, V29-30
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Wangetti region is home to a diverse range of native plants, in more than seven different ecological classifications and more than fifty vegetation complexes. These include the rare types 8a Notophyll Vine Forest (Moist Lowlands on Dunes) and 15d Microphyll Vine Thicket (Moist and Wet Lowlands on Dunes) found along the Wangetti Beach Reserve. The rare 8a and 15d forest in Wangetti is considered arguably the best examples of these types found in the Wet Tropics region.
WTMA Vegetation Survey For Greater Wangetti Region
Vegetation Codes And Descriptions
Rainforest Tree Leaf Size Categories
Nanophyll - less than 25mm
Microphyll - 25mm to 75 mm
Notophyll - 75mm to 125mm
Mesophyll - 125mm to 250mm
Macrophyll - more than 250mm
Altitudinal Zones
Lowlands - 0 to 40m
Foothills - 40m to 400m
Uplands - 400m to 800m
Highlands - greater than 800m
Climatic Zones
Dry - 1300mm to 1600mm (Mean Annual Rainfall)
Moist - 1600mm to 2000mm
Wet - 2000mm to 3000mm
Very Wet - greater than 3000mm
Vegetation Growth Form
Trees - Low (less than 10m); Medium (10m to 30m); Tall (greater than 30m)
Shrubs And Ferns - Low (less than 1m); Medium (1m to 2m); Tall (greater than 2m)
Grasses, Sedges And Herbs - Low (less than 0.5m); Medium (0.5m to 1m); Tall (greater than 1m)
SPECIES LIST
Most of the following native plant species are likely to inhabit the Greater Wangetti Region.
Click on a common name (or NCN - No Common Name) to view image; click on a scientific name to open a page of information. IUCN Red List Index and/or EPBC Threatened Species and/or Queensland Threatened Species rating is shown in brackets. (E) = Endemic to Australia.
Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature
The system of classification and naming within the Plant Kingdom has an extremely long and complex history. The most recent, scientifically accepted system (for Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms, i.e. Flowering Plants), the APG-IV is far from complete and is still regarded as somewhat contentious (although largely ratified by the latest study in April 2024). The system employed on this page uses the APG-IV as a basis, but then simplifies it to a large degree to enable more mainstream clades to be used, in the upper levels. There should, however, be little debate in regard to a species' Family and Order.
Please see the APG-IV Phylogenetic Tree for some clarification of the complex system used as a basis.
Coastal Plains Species
KINGDOM - Plantae (Plants)
SUBKINGDOM - Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
SUPERDIVISION- Gymnospermae (Gymnosperms)
DIVISION (PHYLUM) - Cycadophyta (Cycads)
CLASS - Cycadopsida
ORDER - Cycadales
Family - Cycadaceae
Cycas media subsp. banksii - Queensland Cycas (LC) (E)
SUPERDIVISION -
DIVISION (PHYLUM) - Magnoliophyta (Angiosperms - Flowering Plants)
SUBDIVISION - Eudicotyledophytina (Modern Dicotyledons)
SUPERCLASS - Pentapetalae
CLASS -
SUBCLASS -
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Dilleniales
Family - Dilleniaceae
Dillenia alata - Red Beech (LC)
Tetracera nordtiana var. nordtiana - Small-Leaved Fire Vine (LC in Qld)
Tetracera nordtiana var. wuthiana - Fire Vine Var. Wuthiana (LC in Qld)
CLASS - Asteridopsida
SUBCLASS -
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Caryophyllales
Family - Aizoaceae
Sesuvium portulacastrum - Sea Purslane (LC)
Family - Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes aspera - Chaff Flower (LC in Qld)
Family - Caryophyllaceae
Polycarpaea corymbosa - Old Man's Cap (LC in Qld)
Family - Droseraceae
Drosera indica - Indian SunDew (LC)
SUBCLASS - Asteridae
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Ericales
Family - Ebenaceae
Diospyros compacta - Australian Ebony (LC in Qld) (E)
Diospyros hebecarpa - Scrub Ebony (LC in Qld)
SUPERORDER - Campanulanae
ORDER - Asterales
Family - Asteraceae
Cyanthillium cinereum - Little Ironweed (LC in Qld)
Eclipta prostrata - White Eclipta (LC)
Glossocardia bidens - Native Cobbler's Pegs (LC in Qld)
SUPERORDER- Lamianae
ORDER - Gentianales
Family - Apocynaceae
Alstonia muelleriana - Hard Milkwood (LC)
Alstonia scholaris - Blackboard Tree (LC)
Alyxia oblongata - Prickly Alyxia (LC in Qld) (E)
Alyxia spicata - Chain Fruit (LC in Qld)
Cerbera manghas - Sea Mango (LC in Qld)
Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum - Caustic Vine (LC in Qld)
Gymnanthera oblonga - Harpoon Bud (LC in Qld)
Ichnocarpus frutescens - Black Creeper (LC in Qld)
Parsonsia velutina - Hairy Silkpod (LC in Qld)
Secamone elliptica - Corky Milk Vine (LC in Qld)
Tabernaemontana orientalis - Eastern Gondola Bush (LC in Qld)
Vincetoxicum carnosum - Mangrove Milkpod (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Lamiales
Family - Acanthaceae
Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia - Smooth-Barked Grey Mangrove (LC)
Brunoniella acaulis subsp. acaulis - Blue Yam (LC in Qld) (E)
Pseuderanthemum variabile - Pastel Flower (LC in Qld)
Family - Bignoniaceae
Deplanchea tetraphylla - Golden Bouquet Tree (LC in Qld)
Pandorea pandorana - Wonga Wonga Vine (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Solanales
Family - Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus alsinoides - Dwarf Morning Glory (LC in Qld)
Ipomoea pes-caprae - Beach Morning Glory (LC)
Lepistemon urceolatus - Urn-Flowered Lepistemon (LC in Qld)
CLASS - Rosidopsida
SUBCLASS - Rosidae
SUPERORDER - Fabanae
ORDER - Celastrales
Family - Celastraceae
Denhamia fasciculiflora - Orange Bark (LC in Qld) (E)
Elaeodendron melanocarpum - Black Olive Plum (LC in Qld) (E)
ORDER - Cucurbitales
Family - Cucurbitaceae
Diplocyclos palmatus - Native Bryony (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Fabales
Family - Fabaceae
Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame - Fishbone Cassia (LC in Qld)
Cynometra iripa - Wrinkle-Pod Mangrove (LC)
Guilandina bonduc - Nicker Nut (LC)
ORDER - Fagales
Family - Casuarinaceae
Allocasuarina littoralis - Black She-Oak (LC) (E)
Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana - Coastal She-Oak (LC)
ORDER - Malpighales
Family - Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites rockinghamensis - CandleNut (LC in Qld)
Claoxylon hillii - Hill's BrittleWood (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Oxalidales
Family - Cunoniaceae
Pseudoweinmannia lachnocarpus - Rose Marara (LC in Qld) (E)
SUPERORDER - Malvanae
ORDER - Brassicales
Family - Capparaceae
Capparis lucida - Coast Caper (LC in Qld)
Capparis ornans - Showy Caper (LC in Qld)
Capparis sepiaria - Wild Caper Bush (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Malvales
Family - Bixaceae
Cochlospermum gillivraei - Native Kapok (LC in Qld) (E)
Family - Malvaceae
Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum - Northern Kapok Tree (LC)
Commersonia bartramia - Brown Kurrajong (LC in Qld)
Waltheria indica - Sleepy Morning (LC)
ORDER - Myrtales
Family - Combretaceae
Lumnitzera racemosa - White-Flowered Black Mangrove (LC)
Terminalia arenicola - Beach Almond (LC in Qld) (E)
Terminalia catappa - Indian Almond (LC)
Terminalia microcarpa - Damson (LC)
Terminalia muelleri - Australian Almond (LC in Qld) (E)
ORDER - Sapindales
Family - Anacardiaceae
Buchanania arborescens - Little Gooseberry Tree (LC)
Euroschinus falcatus var. falcatus - Blush Cudgerie (LC in Qld) (E)
Pleiogynium timorense - Burdekin Plum (LC)
Semecarpus australiensis - Tar Tree (LC)
Family - Burseraceae
Canarium australianum var. australianum - Scrub Turpentine (LC in Qld)
SUBDIVISION - Magnoliophytina (Old World Dicotyledons)
ORDER - Magnoliales
Family - Annonaceae
Huberantha nitidissima - Canary Beech (LC in Qld)
Miliusa brahei - Raspberry Jelly Plant (LC) (E)
Uvaria concava - Calabao (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Piperales
Family - Aristolochiacae
Aristolochia acuminata - Native Dutchman's Pipe (LC in Qld)
Aristolochia pubera var. pubera - Stinking Aristolochia (LC in Qld)
Aristolochia thozetii var. thozetii - Narrow Leaf Dutchman's Pipe (LC in Qld) (E)
SUBDIVISION - Monocotyledophytina (Monocotyledons)
CLASS -
ORDER -
CLASS - Commelinopsida
ORDER - 
DIVISION (PHYLUM) - Polypodiophyta (Ferns)
CLASS - Polypodiopsida (Leptosporangiate Ferns)
ORDER - Polypodiales (Major lineages of Polypod Ferns)
Family - Davalliaceae (Rabbit's Foot Ferns)
Davallia denticulata - Rabbit's Foot Fern (LC in Qld)
Family - Polypodiaceae (Ferns with stems that creep on rock or thin soil over rock)
Drynaria quercifolia - Oak Leaf Fern (SL [Special LC] in Qld)
Family - Pteridaceae (Brake or Maidenhair Fern family)
Adiantum atroviride - Northern Maidenhair Fern (SL [Special LC] in Qld) (E)
Cheilanthes tenuifolia - Curly Fern (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Schizaeales (Climbing Ferns and allies)
Family - Lygodiaceae (Climbing Ferns)
Lygodium flexuosum - Maidenhair Creeper (LC in Qld)
Mountainous Region Species
KINGDOM - Plantae (Plants)
SUBKINGDOM - Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
SUPERDIVISION - Gymnospermae (Gymnosperms)
DIVISION (PHYLUM) - Pinophyta (Conifers)
CLASS - Pinopsida
ORDER - Araucariales
Family - Araucariaceae
Agathis robusta - Queensland Kauri (LC)
SUPERDIVISION -
DIVISION (PHYLUM) - Magnoliophyta (Angiosperms - Flowering Plants)
SUBDIVISION - Eudicotyledophytina (Modern Dicotyledons)
SUPERCLASS -
CLASS -
SUBCLASS -
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Proteales
Family - Proteaceae
Cardwellia sublimis - Northern Silky Oak (LC) (E)
Grevillea edelfeltii - White Oak (LC in Qld)
Grevillea glauca - Bushman's Clothes Pegs (LC)
Grevillea hilliana - White Yiel Yiel (LC) (E)
SUPERCLASS - Pentapetalae
CLASS - Asteridopsida
SUBCLASS -
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Caryophyllales
Family - Droseraceae
Drosera finlaysoniana - FlyCatcher (SL [Special LC] in Qld)
ORDER - Santalales
Family - Santalaceae
Exocarpos latifolius - Broad-Leaved Native Cherry (LC in Qld)
SUBCLASS - Asteridae
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Ericales
Family - Primulaceae
Myrsine elata - NCN (LC in Qld) (E)
Myrsine oreophila - NCN (LC in Qld) (E)
Myrsine porosa - Northern MuttonWood (LC in Qld) (E)
Myrsine subsessilis cryptostemon - Red MuttonWood (LC) (E)
Myrsine variabilis - Brush MuttonWood (LC in Qld) (E)
Family - Sapotaceae
Mimusops elengi - Mamajen (LC)
SUPERORDER - Companulanae
ORDER - Apiales
Family - Pittosporaceae
Bursaria tenuifolia - Slender Bursaria (LC in Qld) (E)
SUPERORDER- Lamianae
ORDER - Gentianales
Family - Gentianaceae
Fagraea cambagei - Porcelain Fruit (LC in Qld) (E)
Family - Rubiaceae
Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii - Brown Gardenia (LC) (E)
Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. tenuipes - Mountain Gardenia (LC in Qld) (E)
ORDER - Lamiales
Family - Bignoniaceae
Deplanchea tetraphylla - Golden Bouquet Tree (LC in Qld)
Family - Oleaceae
Chionanthus axillaris - Pimply Olive (LC) (E)
ORDER - Solanales
Family - Convolvulaceae
Decalobanthus peltatus - Cook's Glory (LC in Qld)
CLASS - Rosidopsida
SUBCLASS - Rosidae
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Vitales
Family - Vitaceae
Cissus adnata - Heart-Leaved Grape (LC in Qld)
Cissus antarctica - Kangaroo Vine (? in Qld) (E)
Cissus hypoglauca - Jungle Grape (? in Qld) (E)
Cissus oblonga - Smooth Water Vine (? in Qld) (E)
Cissus repens - Som Toum (LC in Qld)
Cissus sterculiifolia - Yaroong (? in Qld)
SUPERORDER - Fabanae
ORDER - Fabales
Family - Fabaceae
Acacia celsa - Brown Salwood (LC in Qld) (E)
Acacia crassicarpa - Northern Wattle (LC)
Acacia flavescens - Red Wattle (LC in Qld) (E)
Acacia mangium - Mangium (LC)
Acacia polystachya - Spike Wattle (LC in Qld)
Entada phaseoloides - Matchbox Bean (LC in Qld)
Erythrophleum chlorostachys - Cooktown Ironwood (LC in Qld) (E)
Pongamia pinnata - Pongamia (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Fagales
Family - Casuarinaceae
Allocasuarina littoralis - Black She-Oak (LC) (E)
Allocasuarina torulosa - Forest She-Oak (LC) (E)
Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana - River She-Oak (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Malpighiales
Family - Balanopaceae
Balanops australiana - PimpleBark (LC) (E)
Family - Clusiaceae
Garcinia warrenii - Native Mangosteen (LC in Qld)
Family - Phyllanthaceae
Glochidion pungens - ButtonWood (NT in Qld) (E)
Family - Picrodendraceae
Petalostigma banksii - Smooth-Leaved Quinine Tree (LC in Qld) (E)
Petalostigma pubescens - Quinine Tree (LC in Qld)
SUPERORDER - Malvanae
ORDER - Myrtales
Family - Myrtaceae
Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora - Lemon-Scented Gum (LC in Qld) (E)
Corymbia clarksoniana - Clarkson's Bloodwood (LC in Qld) (E)
Corymbia dallachiana - Dallachy's Ghost Gum (LC in Qld) (E)
Corymbia intermedia - Pink Bloodwood (LC in Qld) (E)
Corymbia tessellaris - Carbeen (LC in Qld) (E)
Corymbia torelliana - Cadaghi (LC in Qld) (E)
Eucalyptus acmenoides - White Mahogany (LC in Qld) (E)
Eucalyptus crebra - Narrow-Leaved Ironbark (LC in Qld) (E)
Eucalyptus granitica - Granite Ironbark (LC in Qld) (E)
Eucalyptus leptophleba - Molloy Red Box (LC in Qld) (E)
Eucalyptus pellita - Large-Fruited Red Mahogany (LC in Qld) (E)
Eucalyptus platyphylla - Poplar Gum (LC in Qld) (E)
Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis - Forest Red Gum (LC)
Eucalyptus tindaliae - Queensland White Stringybark (LC in Qld) (E)
Lophostemon confertus - Brush Box (LC) (E)
Lophostemon suaveolens - Swamp Box (LC in Qld)
Melaleuca dealbata - Swamp Tea-Tree (LC in Qld)
Melaleuca leucadendra - Broad-Leaved PaperBark (LC in Qld)
Melaleuca monantha - Single-Flower PaperBark (LC in Qld) (E)
Melaleuca quinquenervia - Swamp PaperBark (LC)
Melaleuca viminalis - Weeping BottleBrush (LC in Qld) (E)
Melaleuca viridiflora - Broad-Leaved Tea Tree (LC in Qld)
ORDER - Sapindales
Family - Anacardiaceae
Blepharocarya involucrigera - Bollygum (LC in Qld) (E)
Family - Burseraceae
Canarium australianum - Scrub Turpentine (LC in Qld)
Family - Rutaceae
Pitaviaster haplophyllus - Yellow Aspen (LC in Qld) (E)
Family - Sapindaceae
Mischocarpus anodontus - Veiny PearFruit (LC in Qld)
Mischocarpus exangulatus - Red Bell Mischocarp (LC in Qld) (E)
Mischocarpus grandissimus - False Maple (LC in Qld) (E)
Mischocarpus lachnocarpus - Wooly Pear-Fruit (LC in Qld)
Mischocarpus macrocarpus - Large-Fruited Mischocarp (LC in Qld) (E)
Mischocarpus montanus - Yellow Pear-Fruit (LC in Qld)
Mischocarpus pyriformis - Pear-Fruited Tamarind (LC in Qld) (E)
Mischocarpus stipitatus - Purple-Aril Mischocarp (LC in Qld)
SUBDIVISION - Magnoliophytina (Old World Dicotyledons)
SUPERCLASS -
CLASS -
SUBCLASS -
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Laurales
Family - Lauraceae
Litsea granitica - BollyWood (EN in Qld) (E)
SUBDIVISION - Monocotyledophytina (Monocotyledons)
SUPERCLASS -
CLASS -
ORDER - Pandanales
Family - Pandanaceae
Benstonea monticola - Scrub BreadFruit (LC) (E)
CLASS - Commelinopsida
SUBCLASS -
SUPERORDER -
ORDER - Arecales
Family - Arecaceae
Archontophoenix alexandrae - Alexandra Palm (LC) (E)
Archontophoenix purpurea - Mt Lewis King Palm (LC in Qld) (E)
Calamus australis - Hairy Mary (LC in Qld) (E)
Calamus caryotoides - Fish-Tail Lawyer Cane (LC in Qld) (E)
Calamus moti - Large Lawyer Cane (LC in Qld) (E)
Calamus radicalis - Vicious Hairy Mary (LC in Qld) (E)
Calamus vitiensis - Dunk Island Lawyer Cane (LC in Qld)
Licuala ramsayi ramsayi - Queensland Fan Palm (LC in Qld) (E)
ORDER - Poales
Family - Cyperaceae
Lepironia articulata - Grey Sedge (LC)
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