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Species Identified at Anderson Gardens Lowland Rainforest Section NPQ Townsville July 2021 Plant List Species identified at Anderson Gardens Lowland Rainforest Section Species Familyh Common Name Acalypha lyonsii Euphorbiaceae Native Acalypha Acmenosperma claviflorum Myrtaceae Grey Satinash Acronychia acidula Rutaceae Lemon Aspen Adenanthera pavonina Mimosaceae Red Bead Tree Alloxylon flammeum Proteaceae Queensland Tree Waratah Alocasia brisbanensis Araceae Cunjevoi Alpinia caerulea Zingiberaceae Native Ginger Alpinia modesta Zingiberaceae Narrow-leaf Ginger Alstonia scholaris Apocynaceae Milky Pine Alstonia spectabilis Apocynaceae Poele Bark Archidendron lucyi Mimosaceae Scarlet Bean Archontophoenix alexandrae Arecaceae Alexandra Palm Arenga australasica Arecaceae Australian Arenga Palm Argyrodendron trifoliolatum Malvaceae Brown Tulip Oak Asplenium australasicum Aspleniaceae Bird's Nest Fern Atractocarpus sessilis Rubiaceae False Gardenia Backhousia citriodora Myrtaceae Lemon Scented Myrtle Barringtonia asiatica Lecythidaceae Mango Pine Barringtonia calyptrata Lecythidaceae Cassowary Pine Blepharocarya involucrigera Anacardiaceae Rose Butternut Bowenia spectablis Zamiaceae Zamia Fern Brachychiton acerifolius Sterculiaceae Flame Kurrajong Buckinghamia celsissima Proteaceae Ivory Curl Tree Callophyllum sp. Clusiaceae Cananga odorata Annonaceae Macassa Oil Tree Carallia brachiata Rhizophoraceae Freshwater Mangrove Cassia sp. Paluma Range Caesalpiniaceae Golden Shower Castanospermum australe Fabaceae Black Bean Cheilocostus potierae Costaceae Native Costus Commersonia bartramia Byttneriaceae Brown Kurrajong Cordyline cannifolia Asparagaceae Palm Lily Cordyline manners-suttoniae Asparagaceae Giant Palm Lily Cordyline murchisoniae Asparagaceae Dwarf Palm Lily Corymbia torelliana Myrtaceae Cadaghi Crinum pedunculatum Amaryllidaceae Swamp Lily Cryptocarya murrayi Lauraceae Murray's Laurel Cryptocarya triplinervis Lauraceae Brown Laurel Cupaniopsis flagelliformis Sapindaceae Brown Tuckeroo Cyathea cooperi Cyatheaceae Scaly Tree Fern Davidsonia pruriens Cunoniaceae Davidson's Plum Deplanchea tetraphylla Bignoniaceae Golden Bouquet Tree Dianella atraxis Hemerocallidaceae Northern Flax Lily Dillenia alata Dilleniaceae Red Beech Diospyros hebecarpa Ebenaceae Scrub Ebony Diploglottis berniana Sapindaceae Bernies Tamarind Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum Meliaceae Ivory Mahogany Elaeocarpus angustifolius Elaeocarpaceae Blue Quandong Eucalyptus grandis Myrtaceae Rose Gum Eucalyptus tereticornis Myrtaceae Blue Gum Euroschinus falcatus var falcatus Anacardiaceae Blush Cudgerie Fagraea berteroana Gentianaceae Perfume Flower Tree Faradaya splendida Lamiaceae October Glory Vine Ficus leptoclada Moraceae Atherton Fig Ficus racemosa Moraceae Cluster Fig Ficus variegata Moraceae Variegated Fig Freycinetia excelsa Pandanaceae Slender Climbing Pandan Ganophyllum falcatum Sapindaceae Scaly Ash Garcinia xanthochymus* Clusiaceae Graptophyllum ilicifolium Acanthaceae Mount Blackwood Holly Graptophyllum spinigerum Acanthaceae Native Holly Grevillea baileyana Proteaceae Findlay's Silky Oak Grevillea hilliana Proteaceae White Silky Oak Guioa lasioneura Sapindaceae Silky Tamarind Gymnostoma australianum Casuarinaceae Daintree Pine Harpullia arborea Sapindaceae Tulipwood Harpullia hillii Sapindaceae Blunt-leaved Tulipwood Harpullia pendula Sapindaceae Black Tulipwood Hibbertia scandens Dilleniaceae Climbing Guinea Flower Ixora timorensis Rubiaceae Native Ixora Leea novoguineensis Vitaceae Bandicoot Berry Licuala ramsayi Arecaceae Fan Palm Livistona drudei Arecaceae Drude's Cabbage Palm Lomandra hystrix Asparagaceae Slender Mat Rush Lunasia amara Rutaceae Sanrego Lycianthes shanesii Solanaceae Nightshade Macaranga tanarius Euphorbiaceae Blush Macaranga Mackinlaya macrosciadea Apiaceae Blue Umbrella Mallotus mollissimus Euphorbiaceae Woolly Mallotus Mallotus polyadenos Euphorbiaceae Kamala Maniltoa lenticellata Caesalpiniaceae Cascading Bean Melastoma malabathricum Melastomataceae Blue Tongue Melia azedarach Meliaceae White Cedar Melicope elleryana Rutaceae Pink Euodia Melicope rubra Rutaceae Mueller's Evodia Micromelum minutum Rutaceae Lime Berry Miliusa horsfieldii Annonaceae Miliusa Neolitsea dealbata Lauraceae White Bolly Gum Molineria capitulata Hypoxidaceae Palm Grass Murraya ovatifoliolata Rutaceae Native Mock Orange Myristica insipida Myristicaceae Native Nutmeg Myrsine subsessilis subs cryptostemon Myrsinaceae Red Muttonwood Nauclea orientalis Rubiaceae Leichhardt Tree Neonauclea glabra Rubiaceae Yellow Maple Normanbya normanbyi Arecaceae Black Palm Orthosiphon aristatus Lamiaceae Cat's Whiskers Pandanus monticola Pandanaceae Urchin-fruited Pandan Parachidendron pruinosum Mimosaceae Tulip Siris Pavetta australiensis Rubiaceae Butterfly Bush Phaleria clerodendron Thymelaeaceae Scented Daphne Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus Phyllanthaceae Pink Phyllanthus Phyllanthus lamprophyllus Phyllanthaceae Ferny Phyllanthus Pittosporum revolutum Pittosporaceae Rough Pittosporum Planchonella myrsinodendron Sapotaceae Yellow Boxwood Platycerium bifurcatum Polypodiaceae Staghorn/Elkhorn Pleiogynium timorense Anacardiaceae Burdekin Plum Pleomele angustifolia Asparagaceae Native Dracaena Plumbago zeylanica Plumbaginaceae Ceylon Leadwort Polyscias elegans Araliaceae Celery Wood Premna serratifolia Lamiaceae Creek Premna Ptychosperma elegans Arecaceae Solitaire Palm Ristantia pachysperma Myrtaceae Yellow Penda Rhus taitensis Anacardiaceae Sumac Schefflera actinophylla Araliaceae Umbrella Tree Scolopia braunii Flacourtiaceae Brown Birch Stenocarpus sinuatus Proteaceae Fire Wheel Tree Sterculia quadrifida Sterculiaceae Native Peanut Syncarpia glomulifera Myrtaceae Turpentine Tree Syzygium aqueum Myrtaceae Water Apple Syzygium cormiflorum Myrtaceae Bumpy Satinash Syzygium fibrosum Myrtaceae Fibrous Satinash Syzygium forte subsp forte Myrtaceae Flaky Barked Satinash Syzygium oleosum Myrtaceae Blue Lilly Pilly Syzygium tierneyanum Myrtaceae River Cherry Syzygium wilsonii Myrtaceae Powderpuff Lillypilly subsp.cryptophlebium Syzygium xerampelinum Myrtaceae Mulgrave Satinash Tecomanthe burungu Bignoniaceae Roaring Meg Creeper Terminalia sericocarpa Combretaceae Sovereignwood Toona ciliata Meliaceae Red Cedar Waterhousea unipunctata Myrtaceae Roly Poly Satinash Xanthostemon chrysanthus Myrtaceae Golden Penda Xanthostemon sp Mt Tozer Myrtaceae Mt. 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