Refer to this map as: Wet Tropics Bioregion PALM ISLANDS SPECIAL SERIES WTMAveg 1:50 000 Vegetation Survey SHEET 8260-4 Special EDITION 1

4 42 43 44 45 46 47146°30' 48 49 450 51 52 53 54 55 56146°35' 57 146°30' 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56146°35' 57 58 13c 61c 42b 70a 25a 47c 25a 31d 47c 11a 11a 64a 28b 47c 31b 31b 42b 31d 28b 61c 31b 28b 47c 31d 25a 64a 31d Great Palm 31d Island 11a Pencil Bay 61c 61c 55a 64a 9c 64a31b 42b 64a 9c 66b 26 61c 31b 31b 70a 66b 26 13d 31d 13d 61c 64a 7950 66b 66a 70a 13d66b 13d 66b 9c9c 70a 28b 25a 31b 31d 31d Steamer Passage 31b 70a 22f 9c 55a55a 42b 66b 31b 192 25a 28b 70a 13d13d 66b 25a 31b 31a7c 31d 31d 132 70a 66b Reef 13d 66b66a 66b 70a 31b 66b 31d 66b 28b 31b 28b 13d 66b 66b 13d 66b 64a 66b 31b70a Butler Bay (Surrumbroo) 13d13d 31d 31d 66c 9c 25 13d 31d 70a 25 49 13d 66b 64a 61 Esk Island 66b 66b 13d 66a 8a 66b Eclipse Reef 66b 13d 31d 271 (North Palm Island) (Soopun) 31d 68e 9c 31d 64a 13d 52b 9c 13d 8a 8a 66a 13d (Yandooa Island) 9c (Carbooroo) Pelorus Reef 8a 66b 66a 66b 31d 66b 66b 66c 66b 9c 9c 66b Eclipse Island 70a 13d 13d 66b 13d66b 9c68e 66a 9c 68e (Garoogubbee) Miranda Point 64a 25a 66b 66a 64a 66b 58 9c 66a 9c 66b 13d13d 66a 13d 31d 66b 24 Esk Reef 24 64a 22f Dido Rock Brisk-Falcon Reef 48 31d 66b 66b 9c 9c Dido Reef 22f 9c 64a 68e 22f 8a 66b 22f 13d 66b 70a 68e9c 31d 66b 13d 9c Brisk Island (Culgarool) 13d Iris Point 23 67 13d 23 9c 47 68e 9c 66b 31d 73 66b 9c 31d 9c 68e 64a 66b 70e 7c 66a 66b 11a 66b 9c Coral 8a 9c 64a 31d 22 22 70a 46 13d66a 66a 18c 177 66b 22f 31d 31d 13d66a 13d 13d 161 18c 31d 18c 18°35' 31d 66b 13d 68e 21 21 45 18c 31d 66b 13d 70a 18c 68e 13d 64a 66b 31d 31d 9c 18c 9c 66b31d Coral 18c 31d Sea 31d31d 68e Orpheus Island Reef 18c 13d70a 22f 79 79 70a 64a 31d 20 20 70a 18c 9c 44 70a 70a70a 66b13d 31d 18c31d66a9c 70a 18c 68e 37c 13d9c Pioneer 18c 66b 70a Bay 70a 68e 66b 37c 31d 22f9c 19 19 43 66b 13d 66a22f 66b 22f 66a 66a 66a31d ORPHEUS 22f Orpheus Island Reef 9c Sea 66a 13d 66a 37c 9c Fly Island 64a 13d 68e9c 18 18 42 64a ISLAND 9c 64a Fly Island Reef 18c70a 70a 8a31b 66b9c9c 13d 66b 156 31d 66a 18°50' 52b 18°50' 9c9c 66b 31d105 37c 13d NATIONAL 9c 67g 66b 18c 68e 42b 68e 37c 31d 64a 8a 13d13d 31d 13d 31d 9c 52b 68e 31d 66a66b64a 13d 31d 9c 17 161 68e 17 52b PARK 31d 41 13d 13d 66b 31d 70a 66b 66b 42b 70a13d 31d66a 13d 68e 66b9c 31d 70a 13d 70a 66b 9c 37c 66b 9c 64a 66b 13d 66b 66b9c 31d 66b 68e 70a 66b 13d 66a Havannah Reef 70a 66b 68e 66b 67g9c13d 70a 70a 18c 31d 70a 68e 16 16 79 37c 9c 22f 40 66b 13d

Hazard Bay 64a 66b 31d 31b 31d Orpheus Orpheus Island Reef 68e 31d 31d (Goolboddi) 37c 31d 9c 31d Island 66b68e 13d 15 15 39 64a 9b9b 31d 13d 68d 70a Orpheus Island Reef 64a 37c 66a 64a 64a 13d 31d 31a13d 31d 70a 31d9c 66b 9c 31d 66a 70a 37c 13d 14 14 66a 38 70a 70a 59a66a 64a 25a 31d9c 13d 9c 64a 9c Orpheus Island Reef 161 9c 13d 13d 9c 66b 37c 9c 31d N 9b55a 68e 9c 52c 9c 22f 31b 9c 13

66b 9c 000m 9b69f 25c 42b 13d 37 37c 9b67g 25a25a 64a 64a 9c 13 u a o ChannelCuracoa 9b9b 25a 13d 31d 9b 31d 68e 79 31b 8a 9c 68e 68e 64a 25a 31d31d 64a 64a 13d13d 13d9c 66b 31d 64a 66b 31d31d Curacoa (Noogoo) Island 31b 8a31a 68e 64a 31d 31d 13d 66b 64a 42b 31d Orpheus Island Reef 31d 25a 298 31d 13d 68e 4 000m 4 13d 64a 13d 66b 13d 9c 146°30' 48 E 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 146°35' 57 58 70a 25c 13d 68e 66b 70a 13d 31d 9c 9c 31d 9c 36 70a 31d31d 36 18°40' Harrier Point 66a 70a 13d 64a Fantome 13d 13d 31d 9c 68e 42b 31d 31d 68e 9c 31d 68e 218 66b 31d 9c 31d31d 31d 68e 68e (Eumilli) Curacoa Reef 68e 13d 68e 13d 31d13d31d31d 68e 31a 68e 70a 31d 64a Wallaby (Nullaree) Point 35 70a42b 13d 31a 35 68e 64a 31d 66b 64a13d 13d 68e 31d 64a 70a 68e 13d66b Island Curacoa Reef 13d 13d 31d31d 146 66a Cannon Reef 13d 66b 66b 70a 31d 64a 31d 66b (Numbullabudgee) 68e 66b 13d 31d 66b 64a 66e66b66a Bay 66a 9c Elk Cliff 31d 66e31d 70a 42b 66b 31d 25c 66a Sunballa Point Juno Bay 31d 64a 66a66b 66a 67g 68e9c31d 13d 31d 9c31d 34 66b 66b66c 66a66b 9c 13d 9c66b 34 70a 67g 13d 68e 67g 13d 176 64a 64a 66a 66b 43b 31a 31d 25a 66c 66a 25a 68e66b 66c 31d 64a 66b59a 43e 42b 68e 66a 42b 64a 64a 70a 13d 31d 70a 13d 66c 13d 59a 13d 31d 13d Calliope (Bulgoomin) Channel 64a 33 70e 68e 31d 31d13d 25a 33 70e 13d 146 61c 13d 13d 42b 13d 61c 9c Bullumbooroo Bay 70e 68e 68e 42b 31d 64a 13d 13d 31d 70e 68e 25a 31d 25a 13d 66b 31d 68e13d 13d 295 66a 31d 61c 25a 31d 66c 9c 66a 25a 64a 13d 31d 68e 31b13d 66b 66a 68e 70a 13d 32 31d 13d 25a 43b 32 9c 66b 70a 43b 13d 31d 66b 9c 25a 59a 43b 66a 202 64a 42b 13d 66a Challenger (Gowyarowa) Bay 13d 43b 13d 66b 66a66b 13d 42b 13d 9c 13d 66b 31b 43e 9c 43b 25a 66a 47c 9c66a 31d Great Palm Island Reef 64a 66c 66a 70a 25a 43b 66b 25a 42b 13d 42b 43b 2a 25a 31d 31d 66a 25b 43c 25c 25b 13d 2a 66a 61c 61a 13d 31 42b 275 68e 9c 31 70a 42b 13d 13d 9c 9c Coolgaree Bay 42b 66a 2a 25a 9c 9c 70a 70a 61c 25a 31b66b 70a 61c 55a 42b 13d 61c 9c 61c 66b 61c 61a61c 31d 2a25a 70a 61c 61c 61c 25b 68e 31d 61c 13d25b 61a 61c 61c 42b 43b 9c 70a 61c 70a 61c 61c 61c 61c 61c 66c 31d 25a 25a 43b 66b 79 61c 61c 61c 2a 9c 79 30 61c 13d 61c 13d 30 42b 61c 13d 2a 13d 22f 61a 61c Great Palm Island 2a 13d 31d 2a 31d 9c 66e66e 42b 61c 66a 43b 13d 66b 25a 13d 10i Coolgood Bay 42b 13d13d 42b 43b 2a 43b 64a Coral 13d 2a 31d 13d 9c 13d 25a 43b 2a 2a 10i 43b 13d 25a 4c 31d 31d 64a 61e 275 13d 13d 13d 61c61c10i 13d 61c 4c 13d 61c 61c 29 25a13d 25a 25a 25a 2a 4c 16b 29 13d 43b 43b 43b 43b 7c 13d 43b 61c 13d 10i 61c 10i 66b 61e42b 13d 61a61a 16b 31d 25a13d25a 61a 9c 13d 25a 25a 61a 61c 61c 43b 31d 42b Bamboo 66b 47c 43b 61c 61c 11a Palm Island Aboriginal Community 43b 25a Dam 2a61a 9c 10i 10i 42b 47c 43b 66b Electra Head 61c 4c 4c 47c 10i 10i 13d 66b Regina Bay 61e 25a 4c 18a Mount Bentley 66b9c 66b 28 2a 4c 21d 55a 28 25a 18a 4c 4c4c 4c 10k 547 4c 4c 66b 31d 159 15a 42b 25a 13d 4c 4c 10i 55a 66a 42b 25a 18a 13d 9c 42b 61c 4c 43b 43e 66a16b * Hayman Rock 21d 11a 31b 66a 66c 4c 4c 31d 15a 42b 25a 10i 10i 4c 16b 31b 70a61e 25a 66c 21d 28b 13d 13d 4c 13c 31d 66a 15a 70a25a 4c 4c 28b 64a 28b 21d North East (Dthoorakool) Bay 13d13d Sea 42b 13d 11a 66c 4c 28b 3b 55a 66b 31d 61c61c 25a 66c 28b 66c 4c 11a 4c 28b 31d Casement Bay 42b Mount Lindsay 11a 4c25a 4c 28b 31b 43b 28b 16b 42b 10i 28b 55a 66b 66b 31b 27 13d 66c 61a 132 28b28b 64b 15a 15a 27 70a61c 25a 25a 28b 31b 31d 16b 25a 18a 25a 28b 16b 31d31b 13d 31d 16b 15a15a 31b 61c 28b 11a 66b 13d 43b 16b 18°45' 18°45' 70a13d 61c 28b 28b 31b 64a64a 70a 31b 28b 61c 25a 395 28b 66c 31d 16b 13d 31d 70a 42b 31d66b 16b 13d 43b 28b 31d 64a 64a 47c 25a 47c 11a 28b 43b 16b 15a Great Palm Island Reef 28b 47c 28b 25a 25a 16b31d31d 11a 43b 28b 43b 66b 64a 31b 28b 28b 11a 13d 31b 25a 28b 31d 25a 25a 11a 28b 16b 66c 16b11a 61c 42b 31b 47c 31d 11a 28b 25a 31b 13d 64a 11a 11a 16b 43b 15a16b 31d 31d 11a 66c 25a 11a 31b 411 28b 11a 16b 42b 55a 28b 16b 43b 43b 139 15a 13d16b Pencil Bay 64a31b 61c 61c 64a 28b 25a 11a 11a 16b 16b 15a 31b 31b 64a 31b 31d 31d 25a 28b 16b 26 31d 13d 61c 70a 66b 70a 31d 11a 28b 43b 66c66c15a 31d 26 61c70a 64a 66b 31d 11a 25a 15a 15a 16b 31d 66a 70a 31b 13d 64a 55a 11a 15a 15a 43b 16b 70a66b 28b 25a 66b 11a 25a 28b31d 25a 15a 15a 43b 15a 55a55a 31b 70a 25a 15a 15a 7a 15a 66b 42b 66b 66b 66a 70a31b 64a 31d 31d 15a 11a 25a 28b 70a 9c31d 445 15a15a 16b 15a15a 9c 66a22f 66b 25a 31b 64a 66e 70a31d 15a 43b 31d 15a 31d 66b 9c 66a 13d 15a 15a 16b 43b 13d 22f 66b 132 70a Onion Bay 70a 25a 16b 15a 43b 70a 31d 70a 66b66b 31d 11a 15a 66b South West Cape 28b 15a 15a 15a 16b 31b 66b Mundy Bay 15a 66b Butler Bay (Surrumbroo) 13d 66c 66a Barber Bay 15a 64a 66b 31b70a 15a 70a 25a 66c 43b 15a 25 13d 70a 25a 15a 25 31d Great Palm Island Reef 13d31d 16b 15a 64a Esk Island 66b 8a 61 66b Eclipse Reef 66b 15a 13d 66b 16b (Soopun) 31d68e Falcon Island 25a 31d 64a 15a15a 25a 15a15a 9c 8a 8a 66a 15a 15a13d 52b 66a 13d9c (Carbooroo) 31d 66b 15a 16b15a 9c66b 66b 66b Eclipse Island 66b66b 43b 43b 13d 9c68e9c 68e66a 15a11a 66b Miranda Point 66b 66a 9c 66b 58 (Garoogubbee) 15a 31d 66b 31d

N 9c 13d 15a 66a 15a13d 16b Esk Reef 15a 15a 24 000m Dido Rock Brisk-Falcon Reef Barber Island Fawn Head 28 24 Dido Reef (Boodthean)

79 64a Barber Reef 8a68e 13d 68e9c 31d 66b 9c Brisk Island (Culgaroo) 13d13d 442000m E 43 44 45 46 47 146°30' 48 49 450 51 52 53 54 55 56146°35' 57 58 59 460 61 62 63 64 146°40' 65 66 67 68 012345Kilometres Date of map production: January 2009 © Wet Tropics Management Authority 2009 FULL LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE SHOWN WITH FIVE MINUTE TICKS INSIDE THE NEATLINE Hillock Point GREY NUMBERED GRID LINES ARE 1000 METRE INTERVALS OF THE UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID, ZONE 55 (MAP GRIDAUSTRALIA ), GDA ISBN 978-1-921591-54-9 GRID VALUES ARE SHOWN IN FULL ONLY AT THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE MAP GN MN VERTICAL DATUM: AUSTRALIAN HEIGHT DATUM; HORIZONTAL DATUM: GDA94; TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION; ELEVATIONS IN METRES TN

Atherton Railway GRID Lucinda CONVERGENCE Allanton Hill (0.5°) Palm Islands GRID-MAGNETIC 221 Special ANGLE (8.1°)

Rainforests Sclerophyll and sclerophyll Sclerophyll forests and woodlands Vegetation complexes and mosaics Shrublands and heathlands Unvegetated, cleared or non-native transitions True North, Grid North and Magnetic North are shown 2a Mesophyll 25a forests and woodlands 64a Coastal beach complexes 67g Shrublands and heathlands Naturally unvegetated diagrammatically for the centre of this map. Magnetic North is correct for 2008 and moves easterly by 0.1° in 18c Closed Acacia forests about six years. 4c Palm-leaf rainforests 55a Melaleuca forests and woodlands 61c Secondary successional complexes Non-woody vegetation Rural, agricultural or urban areas

Rock pavement and coastal 68e 13d Notophyll rainforests 22f Casuarina forests and woodlands 66b Grasslands headland complexes 69f 9c Notophyll thickets 21d Acacia forests and woodlands Sedgelands

15a Microphyll thickets SERIES WTMAveg 70a forests SHEET 8260-4 Special EDITION 1 Vegetation codes in legend boxes above are examples only. For a complete listing of vegetation codes and descriptions see back of map. 70e Mangrove grasslands and herblands VEGETATION MAPPING INFORMATION

Abstract 14e Simple microphyll vine-fern forest characterised byUromyrtus tenella . Very wet uplands on suaveolens (on rock pavements). Dry uplands on granites. Lophostemon suaveolens±± Timonius timon Ficus rubiginosa ± Acacia leptostachya This series of vegetation maps of the Wet Tropics of Queensland Bioregion depicts the vegetation metamorphics. (subtype of 14a) Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia citriodora citriodora Syncarpia (on shallow soils and rock pavements). Wet to dry foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. community types identified by J.P Stanton and D. Stanton. The mapping is based on their interpretation of 43g Low woodland + subsp. + 14f Microphyll vine-sedge forest characterised bySyzygium kuranda + Pouteria euphlebia + Podocarpus glomuliferasubsp. glomulifera + shrub layer of Lophostemon confertus (on rocky slopes). Moist and 66f Variable shrubland complex +Acacia leptostachya ± Eucalyptus lockyeri subsp. exuta ± Lophostemon 1:25,000 aerial photography. Marked-up photography was scanned and orthorectified to the Authority's grayae Musgravea stenostachya Stenocarpus cryptocarpus confertus Lophostemon suaveolens. 1:50,000 GIS drainage coverage using an 80 metre digital elevation model (DEM). Vegetation polygons + + . Wet (± cloud) uplands on dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites. ± Moist and dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. Eucalyptus reducta Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Bombax ceiba leiocarpum Cochlospermum gillivraei were extracted digitally from the scanned images while their vegetation attributes were inputted manually. metamorphics. (subtype of 14a) 44a Medium to tall open forest + subsp. + 66g Medium deciduous var. / woodland ± Microphyll vine thickets (MVT) Allocasuarina torulosa. Wet to dry highlands mainly on granites. Erythrophleum chlorostachys complex. Wet foothills on granites and metamorphics. Citation 15a Microphyll vine thicket characterised by emergentAraucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii. Moist 44b Medium openEucalyptus reducta forest + Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora ± Eucalyptus 66h Medium semi-deciduousCanarium australianum woodland complex. Moist and dry uplands on WTMA (2009). 'name of map sheet ' [map] Edition 1. 1:50,000. Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of and dry foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. portuensis. Moist and dry uplands on granites and metamorphics. granites. Queensland. Wet Tropics Management Authority. . 15b Microphyll vine thicket (restricted to Mount Fox on unconsolidated pyroclastic volcanic cones). Dry 44c MediumEucalyptus reducta woodland + Eucalyptus granitica + Corymbia citriodora subsp. uplands on basalts. citriodora + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera ± Corymbia dimorpha ± Corymbia leichhardtii. SHRUBLANDS AND HEATHLANDS Accuracy 15c Microphyll vine thicket with emergentLicuala ramsayi var. ramsayi + Oraniopsis appendiculata Dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. 67a TallAcacia celsa shrubland + Callitris endlicheri + Podocarpus grayae (on steep mountain slopes). Eucalyptus reducta Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Corymbia The positional accuracy of the mapped vegetation polygons is ±12 metres from the true position as depicted (impeded drainage). Verywet uplands on granites and metamorphics. 44d Medium open woodland + subsp. ± Wet and very wet foothills to highlands on granites. intermedia on 1:50,000 Topographic Survey Map Series R733. Horizontal accuracy is estimated at 90% 15d Microphyll vine thicket commonly withMimusops elengi ± Terminalia muelleri ± Pouteria sericea ± (shallow soils). Moist and dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites and granites. 67b ClosedAcacia flavescens shrubland + Allocasuarina littoralis + Melaleuca viridiflora + Alyxia spicata Eucalyptus reducta Corymbia citriodora citriodora Corymbia of well-defined detail within ±50 metres of true position. Exocarpos latifolius. Moist and wet lowlands on dunes. (subtype of 8a) 44e Low open woodland + subsp. + ±Lophostemon grandiflorus ± Acacia calyculata (on exposed coastal headlands). Wet lowlands and abergiana Eucalyptus drepanophylla Acacia calyculata Jacksonia thesioides. Deciduous microphyll thickets (DVT) ± + + Dry uplands on foothills on granites and rhyolites. Data Sources 16a Deciduous microphyll vine thicket. Moist and dry foothills on granites. granites. 67c Open to closedAsteromyrtus lysicephala heathland and shrubland + Asteromyrtus angustifolia + Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland Bioregion (WTMA2008) Eucalyptus resinifera Corymbia intermedia Syncarpia glomulifera 16b Deciduous microphyll vine thicket characterised byGossia bidwillii (on steep rock talus and boulder 45a Tall open forest + + subsp. Thryptomene oligandra+ Acacia crassicarpa ± Jacksonia thesioides ± Leucopogon yorkensis . Moist Wet Tropics of Queensland World HeritageArea (WTMA) glomulifera+ Allocasuarina torulosa ± Eucalyptus grandis ± Callitris macleayana . Wet uplands and Drainage (WTMA) slopes). Moist foothills on granites. (variant of 16a) lowlands on (longitudinal) dunes. Microphyll fern thickets (MFT) highlands mostly on granites and rhyolites. 67d Tall openAllocasuarina littoralis shrubland + Melaleuca viridiflora ± Lophostemon suaveolens . Very Spot heights (WTMA) Eucalyptus resinifera Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Corymbia 45b Medium woodland + subsp. + wet lowlands on dunes. Waterbodies (WTMA: derived from Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland Bioregion and imagery) 17a Simple microphyll vine-fern thicket. Verywet (± cloud) highlands on granites. leptoloma Eucalyptus portuensis Allocasuarina Corymbia abergiana Corymbia Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis Uromyrtus tenellus + + spp. ± ± 67e TallAllocasuarina littoralis shrubland + Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia intermedia + Acacia 80m DEM (WTMA) 17b Microphyll vine thicket characterised by + + intermedia Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa Placospermum coriaceum Musgravea stenostachya Acacia celsa . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites and granites. (variant of 45a) crassicarpa+ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii . Verywet foothills on ultrabasic geologies. Roads (© Pitney Bowes MapInfoAustralia Pty Ltd, 2008) + + + (on Eucalyptus shirleyi Corymbia leichhardtii Lophostemon suaveolens Corymbia 46a Low woodland ± ± ± 67f Low open to closedAllocasuarina littoralis shrubland + Leptospermum polygalifolium + Banksia Railways (Queensland Rail) steep boulder field and scree slopes). Wet uplands on granites. (subtype of 17a) citriodora citriodora Grevillea glauca subsp. ± . Dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. aquilonia± Banksia plagiocarpa + Acrotriche aggregata (on shallow soils). Wet and very wet uplands Estate boundaries (DCDB-Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water)* Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus 47a Tall open subsp. forest + + and highlands on granites. SCLEROPHYLL AND SCLEROPHYLL RAINFOREST TRANSITIONS reducta+ Allocasuarina torulosa ± Angophora floribunda . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on Corymbia tessellaris Casuarina equisetifolia equisetifolia * The boundary of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area along the line of the 67g / subsp. shrubland + variable vine thicket ClosedAcacia forests basalts, granites and laterites. species. Moist and dry lowlands on (granite) alluvium. coastline is commonly known as the low water mark (LWM). Acacia celsa Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Eucalyptus platyphylla The boundary of the Queensland digital cadastral database (DCDB) along the line of the 18a Closed forest ± variable rainforest species. Very wet to dry foothills to highlands on 47b Medium to tall open subsp. woodland + (in 67h ClosedLophostemon confertus / Lophostemon suaveolens shrubland. Very wet to dry foothills and coastline is commonly known as the high water mark (HWM). granites and metamorphics. broad valleys). Dry uplands on alluvium. uplands on granites, rhyolites and alluvium. Acacia mangium Acacia celsa Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis 18b Closed forest + . Moist to very wet lowlands and foothills mostly on 47c Medium to tall open subsp. forest and woodland. Very wet to dry 67iLophostemon suaveolens shrubland with Allocasuarina littoralis + Corymbia intermedia + Eucalyptus granites. foothills to highlands on a variety of geologies. pellita+ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii . Wet and moist uplands on metamorphics. Acacia polystachya Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Eucalyptus portuensis Eucalyptus Disclaimer 18c Closed forest + variable rainforest species. Moist to very wet foothills and uplands 47d Medium subsp. woodland + + 67jMelaleuca viridiflora / Lophostemon suaveolens shrubland + Allocasuarina littoralis . Wet and very wet crebra Eucalyptus granitica Corymbia intermedia Allocasuarina torulosa Angophora While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, Pitney Bowes Map Info Pty Ltd, Wet on metamorphics and granites. /+ + ± lowlands on dunes. Acacia melanoxylon Acacia celsa floribunda Tropics Management Authority and/or the State of Queensland make no representations or warranties 18d Closed forest + . Wet (± cloud) highlands on granites and rhyolites. . Dry uplands and highlands mostly on granites. 67kThryptomene oligandra shrubland, heathland and low open forest. Wet lowlands on dunes. about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all 18e ClosedAcacia polystachya forest + variable rainforest and sclerophyll forest species (on seasonal 47e Low to mediumEucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis woodland + Eucalyptus pellita + Corymbia responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, watercourses). Wet foothills on metamorphics. intermedia++ Melaleuca dealbata Lophostemon suaveolens ± Corymbia tessellaris ± Acacia NON-WOODY VEGETATION damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which you might incur as a result of the 18f ClosedAcacia mangium thicket + Acacia crassicarpa + Hibiscus tiliaceus + Breynia cernua + mangium. Moist and wet lowlands and foothills mostly on alluvium. data being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason. While every effort has been made to Cupaniopsis anacardioides+ Terminalia muelleri (on shallow sand dunes overlying saline soils). 47f Low to mediumEucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana + Grasslands Hemarthria uncinata Ischaemum australe arundinaceum depict only constructed gazetted roads on the map, they should not be relied upon for navigational Moist lowlands on dunes. Eucalyptus pellita+++(+ Lophostemon suaveolens Melaleuca dealbata Melaleuca viridiflora 68a Closed grassland ± subsp. (seasonally purposes or positional accuracy. Pandanus sp. on drainage lines). Moist foothills and uplands on metamorphics and alluvium. (subtype inundated). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. Imperata cylindrica Sorghum nitidum Mnesithea rottboellioides Closed Eucalyptus forests of 47e) 68b grassland + ± . Wet and very wet Corymbia torelliana Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus tereticornis 48a MediumEucalyptus tetrodonta / Corymbia nesophila woodland + Erythrophleum chlorostachys ± lowlands on alluvium and metamorphics. Acknowledgements 19a Closed forest + ± subsp. tereticornis Corymbia tessellaris± Eucalyptus portuensis ± Eucalyptus brassiana . Moist foothills on alluvium and 68cIschaemum australe var. arundinaceum grassland + emergent Melaleuca quinquenervia + The expert assistance and advice of the Cartography Centre, University, is gratefully ± variable rainforest species. Wet to dry uplands on metamorphics, rhyolites and granites. Lophostemon suaveolens Eucalyptus pellita Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus tereticornis (weathered lateritic aeolian) dunes. (swamp). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. acknowledged, as is the help received from the Queensland Herbarium, Environmental ProtectionAgency. 19b Open to closed forest + + subsp. Themeda triandra Allocasuarina littoralis tereticornis± Corymbia torelliana ± variable rainforest species. Wet and very wet lowlands and 48b LowEucalyptus tetrodonta woodland + Eucalyptus brassiana ± Melaleuca acacioides ± Petalostigma 68d Closed grassland ± shrubland. Dry to very wet lowlands to foothills mostly on metamorphics. pubescens± Xanthorrhoea johnsonii . Moist foothills on alluvium. uplands on a variety of geologies. Further information 68e ClosedThemeda triandra grassland + Imperata cylindrica (on steep hillslopes of coastal islands). www.wettropics.gov.au Moist foothills on granites. Closed Lophostemon forests Lophostemon forests and woodlands © Wet Tropics ManagementAuthority 2009 20a Open to closedLophostemon confertus forest + variable rainforest and sclerophyll forest species. Very 49a Medium openLophostemon confertus forest. Moist and dry uplands on granites and rhyolites. wet to dry foothills to highlands on a variety of geologies. 49b Low to medium openLophostemon suaveolens forest (on seasonally waterlogged soils). Dry to very Sedgelands 69a ClosedGahnia sieberiana sedgeland (seepage areas on slopes). Wet foothills on granites. SCLEROPHYLL FORESTS AND WOODLANDS wet lowlands to uplands on a variety of geologies. 49c Low to mediumLophostemon suaveolens woodland and open woodland ± Lophostemon confertus ± 69bGahnia sieberiana sedgeland + Gleichenia dicarpa + Lepironia articulata with emergent Melaleuca Acacia forests and woodlands Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus crebra Eucalyptus exserta Schefflera actinophylla quinquenervia+ Banksia robur (swamp). Wet uplands on alluvium. (subtype of 56a) Acacia crassicarpa ± ± ± (on steep Vegetation Codes and Descriptions 21a Low to medium, open to closed forest. Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. 69cLepironia articulata sedgeland + Melaleuca quinquenervia (swamp). Very wet lowlands on alluvium Acacia mangium Lophostemon suaveolens Eucalyptus pellita Corymbia slopes). Dry uplands mostly on granites. 21b Medium open forest + ± ± Lophostemon grandiflorus and (fibrous) peat. RAINFORESTS tessellaris Corymbia intermedia 49d Low open to closed forest ± associated species (on rocky drainage lines). ± . Moist lowlands and foothills on granites and alluvium. 69dLepironia articulata sedgeland (in drainage lines adjoining Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis Acacia flavescens Allocasuarina littoralis Moist uplands on granites and metamorphics. Mesophyll rainforests 21c Low open forest ± . Moist to very wet lowlands to uplands on woodland). Dry uplands on alluvium and (fibrous) peat. Complex mesophyll vine forests (CMVF) a variety of geologies. Melaleuca forests and woodlands 69eCyperus lucidus + Actinoscirpus grossus + Lepironia articulata + Gahnia sieberiana + Persicaria spp. 1a Complex mesophyll vine forest (on deep fertile soils). Very wet and wet lowlands and foothills mainly 21d Low openAcacia flavescens forest + Acacia cincinnata . Moist foothills on granites. 50a Medium openMelaleuca argentea forest (on drainage lines). Moist foothills on alluvium. (variant of sedgeland (semi-permanent swamp). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. on basalts and alluvium. 21e LowAcacia polystachya woodland. Moist foothills on metamorphics and granites. 55a) 69f Variable sedgeland characterised by shallow drainage depressions associated with groundwater 1b Complex mesophyll vine forest (on deep fertile soils). Moist to very wet (± cloud) uplands mainly on 21f Low openAcacia julifera forest. Wet foothills on rhyolites. 51a Medium to tall openMelaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla woodland (swamp). Wet and very wet seepage (seasonal swamps). Moist and dry lowlands to highlands on a variety of geologies. basalts and alluvium. lowlands on alluvium. 69g Sedgeland associated with peat swamps in volcanic crater lakes. Moist and dry uplands on peat. 1c Complex mesophyll vine forest (gallery forests). Moist and wet lowlands and foothills on alluvium. Casuarina forests and woodlands 52a Medium openMelaleuca dealbata forest + Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia tessellaris + Acacia 69h Sedgeland fringing volcanic crater lakes. Moist uplands on alluvium. 1d Complex mesophyll vine forest dominated byBackhousia bancroftii (on basaltic terraces and scree Allocasuarina littoralis Corymbia intermedia Lophostemon suaveolens 22a Low open woodland + + mangium+ Livistona drudei . Moist lowlands on alluvium. slopes). Verywet foothills on basalts. (subtype of 1a) (restricted to ). Wet lowlands and foothills on alluvium and colluvium. 52b Medium to tallMelaleuca dealbata woodland + Melaleuca leucadendra (swamp). Wet to dry lowlands MANGROVES 1e Complex mesophyll vine forest characterised byIntsia bijuga , Beilschmiedia obtusifolia and Allocasuarina littoralis Eucalyptus pellita Allocasuarina torulosa Acacia 22b Low woodland + ± ± on alluvium and dunes. Palaquium galactoxylon (on calcareous sand ridges). Verywet lowlands on dunes. (variant of 1a) crassicarpa. Moist to very wet foothills on granites and metamorphics. Mangrove forests 52c Tall openMelaleuca dealbata forest (restricted to Orpheus Island). Moist lowlands on alluvium. Rhizophora Mesophyll vine forests (MVF) 22c Low openAllocasuarina littoralis woodland and shrubland (on shallow soils). Dry to very wet uplands 70a Medium closed mangrove forest and shrubland mosaic. Species may include spp., (variant of 52b). Bruguieraspp., Avicennia spp., Ceriops spp . (species zonation determined by soil salinity and 2a Mesophyll vine forest. Verywet to moist lowlands to uplands on a variety of geologies. mostly on granites and rhyolites. 53a Medium openMelaleuca fluviatilis forest + Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana + frequency of tidal inundation). Moist to very wet lowlands on (saline to brackish) alluvium. 2b Mesophyll vine forest. Verywet lowlands on dunes. 22d Medium openAllocasuarina torulosa forest ± Acacia celsa . Dry to wet foothills and uplands on Eucalyptus tereticornissubsp. tereticornis + Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia intermedia + 70b Medium closed mangrove forest +Heritiera littoralis + Bruguiera spp. + Avicennia spp. + Livistona 2c Mesophyll vine forest withArchontophoenix alexandrae prominent in the sub-canopy and canopy. Wet metamorphics, granites and rhyolites. Nauclea orientalis (riparian). Dry lowlands on alluvium. drudei emergents. Moist lowlands on (brackish) alluvium. (variant of 70a) and very wet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of 2a) 22e TallCasuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana woodland + Lophostemon suaveolens ± 54a Low openMelaleuca foliolosa forest. Moist lowlands on alluvium. 70c Medium closedNypa fruticans forest + Rhizophora spp. ± Bruguiera spp. ± Avicennia eucalyptifolia ± 2d Mesophyll vine forest characterised byBarringtonia racemosa + Hibiscus tiliaceus + Heritiera Eucalyptus tereticornissubsp. tereticornis ± Melaleuca leucadendra ± an understorey of Melaleuca 55a Medium to tallMelaleuca leucadendra forest (swamp). Verywet to dry lowlands on alluvium. Ceriops spp. Moist lowlands on (brackish) alluvium. (variant of 70a) littoraliswith Archontophoenix alexandrae + Licuala ramsayi var. ramsayi prominent in the sub- viminalis+ Bursaria tenuifolia (riparian). Dry to wet lowlands to uplands mostly on alluvial deposits. 55b Medium openMelaleuca leucadendra forest + Corymbia tessellaris + Acacia crassicarpa + Melaleuca 70dHeritiera littoralis forest ± Bruguiera gymnorhiza ± Sonneratia alba ± Barringtonia racemosa ± canopy (seasonally inundated swamps). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of 2a) 22f Low openCasuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia forest (on coastal headlands). Moist foothills on viridiflora. Moist to very wet lowlands on alluvium and dunes. Archontophoenix alexandrae±±±± Elaeocarpus grandis Melicope elleryana Acacia mangium 2e Mesophyll vine forest characterised byCalophyllum inophyllum + Terminalia arenicola + Dillenia granites. 56a MediumMelaleuca quinquenervia forest and woodland (swamp). Moist to very wet lowlands and Syzygium tierneyanum. Verywet lowlands on (brackish) alluvium. (variant of 70a) alata+ Myristica insipida var. insipida + Pouteria myrsinodendron + Millettia pinnata + Hibiscus tiliaceus foothills mostly on alluvium. (on beach ridge deposits). Verywet lowlands on dunes. (variant of 2b) Eucalyptus forests and woodlands 56b MediumMelaleuca quinquenervia forest + Eucalyptus pellita + Allocasuarina littoralis . Very wet and 2f Mesophyll vine forest (on unstable rock slopes) commonly withFicus spp., Schefflera actinophylla Corymbia abergiana Eucalyptus portuensis Syncarpia glomulifera Mangrove grasslands and herblands 23a Medium open forest + + subsp. wet foothills on metamorphics. Halosarcia indica leiostachya Suaeda australis andAlstonia scholaris . Wet to very wet uplands on metamorphics. (variant of 2a) glomulifera± Corymbia leptoloma ± Acacia flavescens . Moist and dry uplands on rhyolites and 70e subsp. + herbland (samphire flats). Moist lowlands on 56c Medium openMelaleuca quinquenervia forest to woodland ± Asteromyrtus lysicephala ± Deplanchea (hyper-saline) alluvium. Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forests (SDMVF) granites. tetraphylla± Dillenia alata ± Gahnia sieberiana ± Pandanus spp. ± Lepironia articulata (swamp). Wet Corymbia citriodora citriodora Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia 70fSporobolus virginicus grassland. Moist lowlands on (saline) alluvium. 3a Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forest. Moist and wet lowlands and foothills on a variety of geologies. 24a Medium subsp. woodland + ± lowlands on (deep fibrous) peat. 3b Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forest characterised byNauclea orientalis , Cryptocarya hypospodia intermedia± Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera ± Eucalyptus drepanophylla ± Xanthorrhoea Melaleuca quinquenervia Melaleuca viridiflora johnsonii 56d Low open woodland + (swamp). Wet and very wet DEFINITIONS andCastanospermum australe (on coarse granitic outwash). Wet lowlands on alluvium. (variant of 1c) . Moist and dry uplands and highlands mainly on granites and rhyolites. lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of 56a) 3c Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forest with occasionalAleurites moluccana + Alstonia scholaris ± 25a MediumCorymbia clarksoniana / Corymbia intermedia woodland + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. Melaleuca quinquenervia Acrostichum Blechnum indicum tereticornis Lophostemon suaveolens. 56e Low open woodland and shrubland + spp + Variants refer to distinct unusual occurrences of a more common vegetation type that are able Bombax ceibavar. leicarpum emergents and some sclerophyll components (on steep slopes). Wet + Dry to wet lowlands to uplands on a variety of geologies. +Eleocharis sp. Verywet to dry lowlands on (brackish) alluvium (subtype of 56a) Corymbia clarksoniana to be explained by atypical environmental controlling factors. foothills on metamorphics. (variant of 3a) 25b Medium woodland. Moist and wet foothills on granites and alluvium. 56f Medium openMelaleuca quinquenervia forest + Acacia crassicarpa (on organic hardpan). Very wet 25c MediumCorymbia clarksoniana woodland + Corymbia tessellaris + Acacia crassicarpa . Moist lowlands on dunes. (subtype of 56a) Subtypes represent major discernable floristic sub-associations of more common vegetation Palm-leaf rainforests lowlands on dunes. 57a Low openMelaleuca saligna forest + Melaleuca viridiflora + Lophostemon suaveolens ± Eucalyptus Corymbia clarksoniana Corymbia tessellaris Eucalyptus drepanophylla types generally found under similar habitat conditions to the more common type. Feather palm vine forests (FPVF) 25d Medium woodland + + ± chlorophylla (seasonal swamp). Moist lowlands and foothills on alluvium. (variant of 59a) Eucalyptus platyphylla Melaleuca dealbata Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis 4a Mesophyll feather palm vine forest dominated byArchontophoenix alexandrae (seasonal swamp). ± ± subsp. . Moist and 58a LowMelaleuca stenostachya woodland + Melaleuca viridiflora (on soils with impeded drainage). Dry LTITUDINAL ZONES (after Tracey 1982) Verywet lowlands on alluvium. dry lowlands and foothills on granites, rhyolites and alluvium. (subtype of 25a) foothills mostly on alluvium (variant of 59a) A Corymbia dallachiana Corymbia tessellaris 4b Mesophyll feather palm vine forest characterised byArchontophoenix alexandrae + Syzygium 26a Low to medium woodland and open woodland + + Melaleuca viridiflora Themeda triandra 59a Low woodland (on soils with impeded drainage). Very wet to dry lowlands to tierneyanum+ Barringtonia racemosa (seasonal swamp). Very wet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of (on coastal headlands). Moist lowlands and foothills on metamorphics. uplands mostly on alluvium. Zone Altitude (metres) 27a Low openCorymbia hylandii woodland + Eucalyptus cullenii + Xanthorrhoea johnsonii . Moist 4a) 59b MediumMelaleuca viridiflora woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Highlands >800 4c Mesophyll feather palm vine forest dominated byArchontophoenix alexandrae (steep upper slopes and foothills on granites. Lophostemon suaveolens± Eucalyptus drepanophylla . Moist and dry lowlands to uplands mostly on Corymbia hylandii Corymbia dallachiana Corymbia abergiana + Uplands 400-800 gully bottoms). Wet and very wet uplands on granites. (subtype of 4a) 27b Low sparse woodland + + alluvium. Petalostigma pubescens Melaleuca stenostachya Callitris intratropica Melaleuca viridiflora Fan palm vine forests (FAPVF) ±±±.59c LowMelaleuca viridiflora woodland + Melaleuca quinquenervia + Banksia robur + Banksia spinulosa Foothills 40-400 Licuala ramsayi ramsayi. Dry uplands on metamorphics. (fringing swamp). Dry foothills on alluvium. (variant of 59a) 5a Mesophyll fan palm vine forest dominated by var. Wet and very wet Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus pellita Lophostemon suaveolens Melaleuca Lowlands 0-40 lowlands to uplands on alluvium. 28a Medium woodland + + + 59d LowMelaleuca viridiflora woodland + Lophostemon suaveolens (on soils with impeded drainage). dealbata (on old beach ridges). Wet and very wet lowlands on dunes. 5b Simple notophyll fan-palm vine forest dominated byLicuala ramsayi var. ramsayi and Pandanus spp. Verywet to dry lowlands and foothills on alluvium and dunes (subtype of 59a) Corymbia intermedia Allocasuarina torulosa LIMATIC ZONES (after Tracey 1982) (swamp). Wet uplands on metamorphics, alluvium and granites. (variant of 5a) 28b Medium to tall open forest + . Moist to very wet lowlands 59e Low openMelaleuca viridiflora forest + Melaleuca leucadendra + Excoecaria agallocha ± Melaleuca C and foothills on a variety of geologies. dealbata± Acacia leptostachya . Moist lowlands on (brackish) alluvium. (variant of 59a) 28c MediumCorymbia intermedia woodland + Eucalyptus pellita ± Acacia mangium ± Eucalyptus Melaleuca viridiflora Petalostigma pubescens Grevillea glauca Zone Mean Annual Rainfall Rainfall Driest 6 Months Notophyll rainforests and thickets tereticornis tereticornis Acacia celsa Lophostemon suaveolens Syncarpia glomulifera 59f Open woodland and shrubland + + + subsp. ± ± ± Xanthorrhoea johnsonii+ Corymbia clarksoniana + Corymbia dallachiana . Dry foothills and uplands Complex notophyll vine forests (CNVF) glomulifera. Very Wet >3000 mm >750 mm subsp. Moist to very wet foothills mainly on granites and metamorphics. on metamorphics. (variant of 59a) 6a Complex notophyll vine forest. Wet and moist (± cloud) uplands and highlands mostly on basalts. Corymbia intermedia Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Lophostemon 28d Medium open forest + subsp. ± 59g Low openMelaleuca sp. aff. viridiflora forest (swamp). Wet to dry lowlands on alluvium. (variant of Wet 200 - 3000 mm 500 - 750 mm 6b Complex notophyll vine forest (on boulder fields). Verywet lowlands and foothills on granites. confertus Allocasuarina torulosa Banksia aquilonia ± ± . Wet to dry uplands mostly on granites and 59a) Moist 1600 - 2000 mm 300 - 500 mm 6c Complex notophyll vine forest characterised byCorymbia torelliana + Acacia celsa + Acacia rhyolites. mangium++++ Elaeocarpus grandis Antidesma bunius Grevillea baileyana Flindersia pimenteliana Corymbia intermedia Allocasuarina torulosa Lophostemon suaveolens Dry 1300 - 1600 mm 200 - 300 mm 28e Medium open forest + ± . Moist Syncarpia forests and woodlands + emergentArgyrodendron polyandrum (riverine floodplains). Dry foothills on alluvium. (variant of and dry uplands on granites, rhyolites and laterites. 60a Tall open to closedSyncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera forest ± Eucalyptus resinifera ± 7c) 28f MediumCorymbia intermedia woodland + Eucalyptus resinifera ± Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. Corymbia intermedia± Callitris macleayana ± Allocasuarina torulosa . Dry to wet uplands on GROWTH FORM (modified from Specht 1970) Araucarian notophyll vine forests (ANVF) glomulifera± Eucalyptus drepanophylla . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on granites and metamorphics, granites and rhyolites. 7a Notophyll vine forest characterised byAraucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii emergents. Dry rhyolites. 60b Medium to tall openSyncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera forest + Corymbia intermedia + Height (metres) Trees Shrubs, Ferns Grasses, Sedges, Herbs foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. 29a Medium to tall openCorymbia nesophila forest. Moist foothills on metamorphics, granites and Eucalyptus pellita± Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis ± Acacia celsa ± Acacia mangium + 7b Notophyll vine forest characterised byAraucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii (steep rocky alluvium. >30 tall na na variable rainforest species in understorey. Moist to very wet foothills and uplands mostly on slopes). Verywet uplands on granites. (variant of 7a) 29b MediumCorymbia nesophila woodland ± Corymbia clarksoniana ± Erythrophleum chlorostachys . metamorphics and granites. 10-30 medium na na 7c Complex notophyll vine forests often with emergentAgathis robusta . Moist foothills and uplands on Moist foothills on metamorphics, granites and alluvium. 60c Medium openSyncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera forest + Melaleuca quinquenervia (seasonal <10 low na na metamorphics and granites. 30a Low to mediumCorymbia stockeri woodland and open woodland + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. swamp on quartzite). Verywet uplands on metamorphics. 7d Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byAraucaria bidwillii emergents. Wet uplands and glomulifera+ Eucalyptus portuensis + Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora . Moist foothills and <3 na na na 60d Medium openSyncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera forest and woodland + Allocasuarina torulosa highlands on granites. (variant of 10a) uplands on granites. ±Eucalyptus intermedia ± Allocasuarina littoralis . Dry to very wet lowlands to highlands on a variety >2 na tall tall Notophyll vine forests (NVF) 31a Medium openCorymbia tessellaris forest + Melaleuca dealbata + Corymbia intermedia + of geologies. medium tall Lophostemon suaveolens+ Acacia spp. + Canarium australianum ± Deplanchea tetraphylla (on 1-2 na 8a Notophyll vine forest. Moist lowlands on dunes. 60e Low to mediumSyncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera woodland + Allocasuarina littoralis ± prograding dunes). Wet to dry lowlands on dunes. 0.5-1 na low medium 8b Notophyll vine forest. Moist highlands on basalts. Banksia aquilonia. Dry to wet foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. Chionanthus ramiflora Schefflera actinophylla 31b Medium to tallCorymbia tessellaris woodland ± Corymbia intermedia . Very wet to dry lowlands and 8c Notophyll vine-fern forest characterised by + (on 60f Low openSyncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera forest and low woodland. Dry to wet uplands on <0.5 na low low foothills on a variety of geologies. unstable escarpments). Verywet foothills on basalts. (variant of 2a) granites and rhyolites. (subtype of 60e) Blepharocarya involucrigera. 31c MediumCorymbia tessellaris woodland + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis ± Corymbia 8d Notophyll vine forest dominated by Moist to very wet foothills and 60g Low Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera woodland and shrubland + Eucalyptus portuensis + intermedia± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Lophostemon suaveolens . Moist to very wet lowlands and uplands on a variety of geologies. Allocasuarina littoralis+ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (on skeletal soils). Dry and moist uplands and 150 Pouteria euphlebia Podocarpus grayae foothills mostly on metamorphics. EAF SIZE CATEGORIES FOR RAINFOREST TREES 8e Notophyll vine forest characterised by + (on steep slopes). highlands on granites and rhyolites. L Moist to very wet foothills to highlands on granites. (subtype of 14a) 31d Low to medium openCorymbia tessellaris woodland ± Corymbia intermedia ± Corymbia (Walker and Hopkins 1990) Notophyll vine thickets (NVT) clarksoniana (restricted to Palm Island). Moist foothills on granites. Corymbia tessellaris VEGETATION COMPLEXES AND MOSAICS 140 9a Notophyll vine thicket ±Syzygium forte ± Syzygium banksii ± Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. 31e Medium woodland (restricted to Mount Fox on a pyroclastic volcanic cone). Dry spathulatum±± Acacia crassicarpa Drypetes deplanchei ± Elaeodendron melanocarpum ± Aglaia uplands on basalts. Secondary successional complexes elaeagnoidea 32a Low to mediumEucalyptus atrata woodland and open woodland + Corymbia hylandii + Corymbia 61a Variable rainforest secondary successional forest complex. Very wet to dry lowlands to highlands on a (restricted to coastal sands on Hinchinbrook Island). Wet lowlands on dunes. (variant of 130 scale in mm 8a) dallachiana. Moist and dry uplands mostly on metamorphics and granites. variety of geologies. Merremia peltata Entada phaseoloides 9b Low notophyll vine thicket (restricted to Orpheus and Curacoa Islands on transported coastal cobble 33a MediumEucalyptus chlorophylla woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana + Eucalyptus platyphylla + 61b Vine dominated secondary successional communities ± ± + Melaleuca viridiflora (on shallow soils with impeded drainage). Moist foothills on alluvium. (subtype Cissusspp. ± Calamus spp. Moist to very wet foothills mostly on granites and metamorphics. and boulder ridges). Moist lowlands on granites. (variant of 8a) 120 9c Notophyll vine thicket (on exposed rocky headlands). Wet foothills on granites. of 59b) 61c Variable sclerophyll derived secondary successional forest and woodland complex. Very wet to dry Blepharocarya involucrigera Atractocarpus sessilis 34a Tall openEucalyptus cloeziana forest. Dry to wet foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. lowlands to highlands on a variety of geologies. 9d Notophyll vine thicket dominated by + + Paspalum longifolium Leersia hexandra Choriceras tricorne+ Endiandra glauca + Syzygium banksii. Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. 34b Medium openEucalyptus cloeziana woodland + Corymbia abergiana + Corymbia citriodora subsp. 61d Secondary successional grassland complex + + (on hard itriodora + Eucalyptus portuensis Eucalyptus shirleyi Eucalyptus lockyeri lockyeri 110 Simple notophyll vine forests (SNVF) c + + subsp. setting, poorly drained soils). Wet and moist lowlands on alluvium. 61e Variable communities of native vegetation with a significant component of exotic species in the 10a Simple notophyll vine forest. Moist to very wet uplands and highlands on metamorphics, granites and (on rocky slopes). Dry highlands on granites. 34c Medium openEucalyptus cloeziana woodland. Dry to wet foothills to highlands on granites and canopy, understorey and/or ground cover. Wet and moist lowlands on a variety of geologies. rhyolites. 100 Syzygium angophoroides rhyolites. (subtype of 34a) 10b Simple notophyll vine forest characterised by (seasonal swamp). Wet Eucalyptus crebra Eucalyptus granitica Corymbia erythrophloia lowlands on alluvium. 35a Low to medium woodland + + . Dry Riparian complexes foothills and uplands on granites, metamorphics and basalts. 62a Variable medium to tall open to closedTristaniopsis exiliflora woodland ± Xanthostemon chrysanthus 10c Simple notophyll vine forest characterised bySyzygium forte subsp. forte + Buchanania arborescens + 90 Chionanthus ramiflora 35b Medium openEucalyptus crebra / granitica woodland + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis . ±±±±±Melaleuca leucadendra Grevillea baileyana Grevillea hilliana Blepharocarya involucrigera . Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. Atractocarpus fitzalanii fitzalanii Millettia pinnata 10d Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byStockwellia quadrifida . Very wet uplands on granites and Dry uplands on granites and laterites. subsp. ± (fringing young streams). Very wet to dry 36a LowEucalyptus cullenii woodland + Corymbia nesophila ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Melaleuca foothills to highlands on alluvium and granites. metamorphics. nervosa Lophostemon suaveolens 80 10e Simple notophyll vine-fern forest characterised byGrevillea baileyana + Fagraea cambagei + . Moist foothills mostly on metamorphics. 62b Variablelow to medium open to closed shrubland, forest and woodland ± ± Garcinia warrenii Mischocarpus exangulatus Pandanus monticola 36b Low openEucalyptus cullenii woodland ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Corymbia citriodora Chionanthus ramiflora± Acacia flavescens ± Pittosporum spinescens ± Wikstroemia indica (on in- + + (in seepage areas). Moist citriodora. foothills on metamorphics. subsp. Moist foothills and uplands on metamorphics. stream rock cobble deposits). Moist to very wet lowlands on alluvium. (variant of 62a) Nanophyll Eucalyptus drepanophylla Eucalyptus platyphylla Melaleuca viminalis 70 a 10f Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byPseudoweinmannia lachnocarpa with emergent Agathis 37a Open woodland + . Dry lowlands on alluvium. 62c shrubland (on rock cobble deposits of the active flood plain of major streams). Wet less than a Eucalyptus drepanophylla Corymbia clarksoniana Eucalyptus platyphylla microstachya. Moist highlands on rhyolites. (subtype of 10a) 37b Medium woodland + + ± to dry foothills and uplands on alluvium, granites and rhyolites. (subtype of 62a) Corymbia tessellaris Corymbia dallachiana Melaleuca fluviatilis 10g Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byDryadodaphne trachyphloia. Very wet uplands on granites ± . Dry lowlands on alluvium. 62d Notophyll vine thicket with emergent and medium to tall open forest/woodland Eucalyptus drepanophylla Corymbia intermedia Corymbia clarksoniana 60 (subtype of 10a) 37c Medium woodland + + + (on coarse gravel beds of fast flowing streams). Dry foothills on alluvium. Acacia polystachya Microphyll 10h Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byCeratopetalum virchowii. Very wet uplands on (restricted to Orpheus Island). Moist foothills on granites. 62e Variable herbland, grassland and shrubland communities (on mobile flood-deposited gravel and sand b 37d Medium openEucalyptus drepanophylla / Eucalyptus crebra forest. Moist and dry foothills on granites banks in the beds of major streams). Verywet to dry lowlands to uplands on alluvium. less than b metamorphics (subtype of 10a) 50 10i Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byArgyrodendron polyandrum + Flindersia brayleyana. and metamorphics. Eucalyptus drepanophylla Melaleuca monantha Wet uplands on granites. (variant of 10a) 37e Low open woodland + (on soils with impeded Wetland complexes 10j Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byAcacia celsa (on sharply broken topography). Wet foothills drainage). Dry foothills and uplands on metamorphics. 63a Sedgeland interspersed with low to medium woodland and vine forest +Gahnia sieberiana + Eucalyptus drepanophylla Callitris intratropica 40 Notophyll on metamorphics. (variant of 10a) 37f Medium open woodland + . Dry uplands on Lepironia articulata+±+.± Thoracostachyum sumatranum Melaleuca quinquenervia Pandanus spp c 10k Simple notophyll vine forest (shallow soils and severe drainage subject to wind shearing in exposed metamorphics. various vine forest species (permanent swamp). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. less than c Eucalyptus drepanophylla Eucalyptus granitica Corymbia clarksoniana situations). Moist to very wet uplands and highlands on granites and metamorphics. (subtype of 10a) 37g Low to medium / woodland + 63b VariableMelaleuca quinquenervia shrubland-sedgeland complex (perennially inundated areas of peat Acacia 30 10l Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byBlepharocarya involucrigera + Acacia celsa + + spp. Dry uplands on metamorphics, granites and rhyolites. soils). Wet and very wet lowlands on alluvium and dunes. (subtype of 56a) 38a Tall openEucalyptus grandis forest. Wet to dry (± cloud) uplands and highlands on a variety of Flindersia bourjotiana+ Syzygium angophoroides + Dillenia alata (on shallow sand islands above Mesophyll swamps). Moist to very wet lowlands on alluvium and dunes. (subtype of 2a) geologies. Coastal beach complexes Eucalyptus grandis Eucalyptus pellita grandis Eucalyptus pellita Corymbia 20 between c Semi-evergreen notophyll vine forests (SENVF) 38b Tall open forest + x + + 64a Variable open to closed shrubland, grassland and low to medium woodland and forest complex ± intermedia+ Acacia celsa + Allocasuarina torulosa . Dry (± cloud) uplands mostly on granites. and 2Xd 11a Semi-evergreen notophyll vine forest. Moist and dry foothills and uplands on granites and Casuarina equisetifoliasubsp. equisetifolia ± Acacia crassicarpa ± Argusia argentea ± Syzygium forte (subtype of 38a) metamorphics. subsp.forte ± Calophyllum inophyllum ± Pandanus spp. Verywet to dry lowlands on dunes. 39a MediumEucalyptus leptophleba woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana + Eucalyptus platyphylla ± 10 Semi-evergreen notophyll vine thickets (SENVT) 64b Low to mediumHibiscus tiliaceus woodland ± Calophyllum inophyllum (on periodically inundated Macrophyll Erythrophleum chlorostachys± Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis ± Corymbia tessellaris ± 12a Simple notophyll semi-evergreen vine thicket. Dry uplands on rhyolites. brackish swales). Moist and wet lowlands on dunes. d Melaleuca monantha. Wet to dry foothills and uplands on metamorphics, alluvium and granites. Corymbia tessellaris Corymbia more than 2Xd 12b Semi-evergreen notophyll vine thicket with emergentArgyrodendron polyandrum . Moist uplands on 64c Variable shrubland, low open forest and low closed forest complex ± ± 39b Medium openEucalyptus leptophleba forest + Melaleuca dealbata + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. intermedia±±± Lithomyrtus obtusa Acacia crassicarpa Canarium australianum ±± Guioa acutifolia granites. tereticornis Eucalyptus platyphylla + . Dry foothills on alluvium. (subtype of 39a) Melaleuca leucadendra ± vine forest species (restricted to Hinchinbrook Island). Wet lowlands on REFERENCES 12c Semi-evergreen notophyll vine thicket characterised byArgyrodendron polyandrum + Strychnos Eucalyptus moluccana psilosperma Croton insularis Brombya platynema Geijera salicifolia Elaeodendron 40a Medium woodland. Dry uplands and highlands on a variety of geologies. dunes. ++ + + Eucalyptus pellita Corymbia intermedia melanocarpum 41a Medium open woodland + (seasonal swamp). Wet and very Specht, R.L. (1970). Vegetation. In: The Australian Landscape. G.W. Leeper (ed.). . Dry uplands on rhyolites. wet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of 19b) Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forests (SDNVF) Fern complexes Melbourne University Press. 42a MediumEucalyptus platyphylla open forest. Moist and dry lowlands to uplands mostly on alluvium. Gleichenia dicarpa Gahnia sieberiana Lycopodiella cernua Lycopodium 13a Complex semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest. Moist and dry foothills and uplands on basalts. 65a Closed fernland + + + 42b Low to mediumEucalyptus platyphylla woodland + Corymbia intermedia + Lophostemon suaveolens . deuterodensum Smilax glyciphylla Hibbertia scandens Tracey, J.G. (1982). The Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North 13b Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest charactered byTerminalia arenicola + Acacia polystachya (on + + + emergent shrubs (restricted to Bartle Frere Moist and dry lowlands and foothills on a variety of geologies. and Thornton Peak). Verywet (± cloud) highlands on granites. Queensland. CSIRO, Melbourne. coastal headlands). Moist lowlands and foothills on metamorphics, alluvium and rhyolites. (variant of Eucalyptus platyphylla Eucalyptus leptophleba Corymbia hylandii 42c Medium woodland + + + 65bDicranopteris linearis fernland + Gleichenia dicarpa + Gahnia sieberiana ± Schoenus melanostachys 3a) Melaleuca viridiflora++++ Melaleuca stenostachya Grevillea glauca Petalostigma pubescens Walker, J., & Hopkins, M.S. (1990). Vegetation. In: Australian Soil and Land Survey Melia azedarach Pleiogynium timorense ± emergent or scattered shrubs. Moist to very wet uplands and highlands mostly on granites. 13c Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest characterised by + + Acacia spp. Dry foothills on alluvium. (subtype of 39a) Field Handbook second edition (McDonald, R.C., Isbell, R.F., Speight, J.G., Walker, Ganophyllum falcatum Paraserianthes toona Ficus racemosa Argyrodendron polyandrum +++ +43a Medium to tall openEucalyptus portuensis forest + Corymbia nesophila . Wet foothills and uplands on J. & Hopkins, M.S.) Inkata Press, Melbourne. Alstonia scholaris. Moist lowlands on dunes. (variant of 7c) Rock pavement and coastal headland complexes metamorphics. Melaleuca viridiflora Allocasuarina 13d Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest characterised byGanophyllum falcatum + Pleiogynium Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus drepanophylla 66a Variable low heathland, shrubland and grassland complex + ± timorense Argyrodendron polyandrum Paraserianthes toona Melia azedarach Chionanthus 43b Medium open forest + ± ± littoralis± Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia ± Lophostemon suaveolens ± Acacia ++++ Eucalyptus platyphylla± Lophostemon suaveolens ± Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera . Moist ramiflora (on rocky gorges and talus slopes). Moist foothills and uplands on metamorphics and holosericea±± Acacia polystachya Lophostemon grandiflorus ± Thryptomene oligandra ± and dry foothills and uplands on a variety of geologies. Pittosporum ferrugineum Xanthorrhoea johnsonii Alyxia spicata granites. (subtype of 7c) Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus drepanophylla ± ± (on coastal headlands). Moist to 43c Low to medium woodland + + wet lowlands and foothills on granites and metamorphics. +Xanthorrhoea johnsonii ± Cycas media (on steep rocky hillsides). Wet to dry foothills and uplands Lophostemon suaveolens Corymbia tessellaris Microphyll rainforests and thickets 66b Variable sclerophyll forest and woodland complex ± ± mostly on granites and rhyolites. Corymbia intermedia Acacia Eucalyptus platyphylla Melaleuca viridiflora Simple microphyll vine-fern forests (SMVF) Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia dimorpha Corymbia leichhardtii ± ± spp. ± ± (on steep 43d Low to medium open woodland + / + exposed coastal headlands). Moist to very wet foothills on granites and metamorphics. 14a Simple microphyll vine-fern forest. Moist to very wet (± cloud) highlands on granites, metamorphics Eucalyptus shirleyi Grevillea glauca Eucalyptus exserta Eucalyptus granitica Corymbia +± ± ± 66c Shrubland/heathland complex +Allocasuarina littoralis ± Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera ± and rhyolites. clarksoniana Acacia leptostachya + (rocky hillslopes). Dry uplands on granites and rhyolites. Lophostemon confertus± Banksia aquilonia ± Leptospermum spp. ± Borya septentrionalis (on 14b Microphyll vine forest dominated byAgathis robusta + Argyrodendron polyandrum . Moist uplands on Eucalyptus portuensis Eucalyptus drepanophylla Corymbia intermedia 43e Low to medium woodland ± ± mountain rock pavement). Verywet to dry foothills to highlands on granites and rhyolites. granites. (variant of 7c) Corymbia citriodora citriodora Lophostemon suaveolens Melaleuca viridiflora Acacia ± subsp. ± ± ± 66d Low open forest and closed shrub complex +Leptospermum neglectum + Banksia aquilonia + 14c Simple microphyll vine-fern forest characterised byCeratopetalum virchowii (on exposed ridges). flavescens Allocasuarina littoralis ± . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on granites, rhyolites and Allocasuarina littoralis± Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera ± Allocasuarina torulosa ± Acacia Verywet highlands on granites. Verywet highlands on granites (subtype of 14a) metamorphics. celsa Rhodomyrtus trineura Cinnamomum propinquum Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia citriodora citriodora Eucalyptus lockyeri ± (on mountainous rocky escarpments). Wet to dry (± cloud) uplands and 14d Simple microphyll vine-fern forest characterised by . Very wet (± cloud) 43f Low woodland + subsp. + highlands on granites. highlands on granites. (subtype of 14a) exuta Eucalyptus granitica Melaleuca viridiflora Eucalyptus crebra Lophostemon subsp. + ± ± ± 66e Variable forest and woodland complex ±Lophostemon grandiflorus ± Lophostemon confertus ±