Redden Island “Dungarra” Checklist of Plants
Redden Island Checklist of Plants
Family Code Taxon Common Name
FERNS & ALLIES Adiantaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia Rock Fern Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula Basket Fern Drynaria sparsisora Platycerium hillii Northern Elkhorn Fern
GYMNOSPERMS Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. banksii Cycad Palm
FLOWERING PLANTS-DICOTYLEDONS Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum Sea Purslane Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens Satinwood Euroschinus falcatus var. falcatus Blush Cudgerie or Pink Poplar Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin Plum Semecarpus australiensis Tar Tree Annonaceae Polyalthia nitidissima Canary Beech Apocynaceae Alstonia muelleriana Hard Milkwood Alyxia spicata Chain Fruit * Catharanthus roseus Periwinkle Cynanchum carnosum Dischidia nummularia Button Orchid Gymnanthera oblonga Harpoon Bud Ichnocarpus frutescens Secamone elliptica Corky Milk Vine Tabernaemontana orientalis Eastern Gondola Bush Araliaceae Polyscias elegans Celerywood
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Family Code Taxon Common Name Asteraceae * Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia Emilia Epaltes australis Epaltes * Praxelis clematidea Praxelis Pterocaulon sphacelatum *C3 Sphagneticola trilobata Singapore Daisy * Tridax procumbens Tridax Daisy Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum Scrub Turpentine; Mangobark Caesalpiniaceae Caesalpinia bonduc Nicker Nit * Cassia fistula Golden Shower Tree Cynometra iripa Wrinkle Pod Mangrove Capparaceae Capparis lucida Coastal Caper Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum Black Olive Plum Maytenus fasciculiflora Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis Seablite Cleomaceae * Cleome aculeata Spider Flower Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa White Flowered Black Mangrove Terminalia arenicola Beach Almond Terminalia muelleri Little Sea Almond Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides Tropical Speedwell Ipomoea pes-caprae Goat's Foot Morning Glory * Merremia dissecta * Merremia quinquefolia Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus Native Bryony Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta Australian Ebony Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis Red Kamala Microstachys chamaela
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Family Code Taxon Common Name Fabaceae Dalbergia candenatensis Dalbergia Derris trifoliata Coastal Derris Millettia pinnata Pongamia Vigna marina Dune Bean Zornia dyctiocarpa var. filifolia Flacourtiaceae Scolopia braunii Flintwood Lamiaceae Anisomeles malabaricum Clerodendrum inerme Sorcerers Flower's Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum Witches Tongues * Hyptis suaveolens Hyptis Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis Dodder Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya Cocky Apple Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua Mistletoe Dendrophtoe curvata Mistletoe Lythraceae Sonneratia alba Pornupan Mangrove Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke Hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus Cottonwood Thespesia populnea Pacific Rosewood Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea Coastal Boodyarra Melia azedarach White Cedar Xylocarpus granatum Cannonball Mangrove Xylocarpus moluccensis Cedar Mangrove Memecylaceae Memecylon pauciflorum Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timorensis Tape Vine Mimosaceae Acacia crassicarpa Brown Wattle Acacia flavescens Red Wattle
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Family Code Taxon Common Name Acacia leptocarpa Swamp Wattle Acacia oraria Coastal Wattle Acacia polystachya Ellis Beach Wattle Archidendron grandiflorum Tulip Siris Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius Moraceae Ficus opposita Sandpaper Fig Trophis scandens Crow Ash Vine Myrsinaceae Aegiceris corniculatum River Mangrove Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana Clarkson's Bloodwood Corymbia tessellaris Moreton Bay Ash; Carbeen Eugenia reinwardtiana Cedar Bay Cherry Lithomyrtus obtusa Beach Myrtle Melaleuca dealbata Red Tea Tree Melaleuca leucadendra Tea Tree Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa Finger Cherry Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflora Native Olive Jasminum elongatum Native jasmin Jasminum simplicifolium subsp australiense Native Jasmin Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya Passifloraceae * Passiflora foetida Stinking Passion Fruit Phyllanthaceae Antidesma bunius Herbert river Cherry Breynia cernua Fart Tree Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides White Currant Glochidion benthamianum Bentham's Buttonwood Glochidion harveyanum var. harveyanum Harvey's Buttonwood Phyllanthus virgatus Polygalaceae * Polygala paniculata Portulacaceae * Portulaca pilosa subsp pilosa Coastal Pigweed
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Family Code Taxon Common Name Proteaceae Persoonia falcata Northern Geebung Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei Grey Boxwood Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa Red Ash Colubrina asiatica var. asiatica Serpent Vine Rhamnella vitiensis Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza Orange Mangrove Ceriops tagal Yellow Mangrove Rhizophora stylosa Stilt Mangrove Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa Archer Cherry Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp fitzalanii Brown Gardenia Cyclophyllum multiflorum Marko V Myrmecodia beccarii Ant Plant Psydrax banksii Canthium Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana Tree Ixora Rutaceae Micromelum minutum Lime Berry Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius Native Cherry Sapindaceae Allophylus cobbe Cupaniopsis anacardioides Tuckeroo Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia Ganophyllum falcatum Daintree Hickory Guioa acutifolia Glossy Tamarind Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus Foambark Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi Red Coondoo Planchonella obovata Yellow Boxwood Solanaceae * Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum Bird's Eye Chilli * Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian Nightshade
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Family Code Taxon Common Name Sparrmanniaceae Grewia retusifolia * Triumfetta rhomboidea Chinese Burr Sterculiaceae Brachychiton acerifolius Flame Tree Heritiera littoralis Looking Glass Mangrove Sterculia quadrifida Peanut tree Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica Tie Bush Ulmaceae Celtis paniculata Silky Celtis Verbenaceae * Stachytarpheta cayennensis Snakeweed Violaceae Hybanthus enneaspermus Spade Flower Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa Native Grape
FLOWERING PLANTS-MONOCOTYLEDONS Amaryllidaceae Crinum angustifolium Field Lily Crinum pedunculatum Swamp Lily Proiphys amboinensis Cardwell Lily Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia Sailor's Purse Cyperaceae Cyperus bulbosus Cyperus javanicus Cyperus pedunculatus Pineapple Sedge Cyperus polystachyos subsp. polystachos Cyperus scaber Fimbristylis ferruginea Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera Cheeky Yam Dracaenaceae * Sansevieria trifasciata Mother-in-laws Tongue Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica Supplejack
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Family Code Taxon Common Name Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata Blue Flax Lily Orchidaceae Chiloschista phyllorhiza White Starfish Orchid Dendrobium discolor Golden Orchid Dendrobium tattonianum Southern Tea Tree Orchid Dockrillia calamiformis Northern Pencil Orchid Geodorum densiflorum Pink Shepherd's Crook Pandanaceae Pandanus cookii Cook's Pandan Poaceae Allopteropsis semialata Cockatoo Grass Capillipedium spicigerum Scented Top Grass * Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River Grass Cynodon dactylon Mangrove Couch Ectrosia leporina Eragrostis spartinoides Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens Heteropogon triticeus Giant Spear Grass Imperata cylindrica Blady Grass * Melinis repens Red Natal Grass Panicum trichoides *C2 Sporobolus jacquemontii American Rat's-tail Grass Sporobolus virginicus Saltwater Couch Whiteochloa airoides Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides Native Arrowroot
The above list contains all native and naturalised plant species recorded for the island but does not include species used in revegetation works that are not recorded as naturally occurring on the island.
* Introduced naturalised exotic species. C2 Class 2 Pest Plant under the Land Protection (Pest & Stock Route Management) Act 2002. C3 Class 2 Pest Plant under the Land Protection (Pest & Stock Route Management) Act 2002. V Vulnerable under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
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