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83 66c 55a 55a 79 25a 10a 43b 60d 70a 70a 70a 61c 34a 43b 55a 2a NATIONAL PARK 31b Missionary Bay 43b 61c 28b 61c 2a 25a 59a 43b 70a Hecate Point 70a 439 25a 31b 70a 56a 64a 47e 25a 20a 25a 70a 61c 43b 34a 21c 2a 60d 34a 43b 60e 34a 43b 19a 395000m E 96 97 98 99 400 01 02 03146°05' 04 05 06 07 08 09 410 11 146°10'12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 420 146°15' 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 GREY NUMBERED GRID LINES ARE 1000 METRE INTERVALS OF THE UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID, ZONE 55 (MAP GRIDAUSTRALIA ), GDA Tully Clump Point ISBN 978-1-921591-38-9 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 Rockingham GRID Bilyana Brook Islands CONVERGENCE Allanton Hill Bay (0.5°) GRID-MAGNETIC 221 ANGLE (7.7°)

Rainforests Sclerophyll and sclerophyll Sclerophyll forests and woodlands Vegetation complexes and mosaics Shrublands and heathlands Unvegetated, cleared or non-native rainforest transitions Mount Graham Cardwell Hillock Point True North, Grid North and Magnetic North are shown 2a Mesophyll rainforests 31b Eucalyptus forests and woodlands 64a Coastal beach complexes 67b 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 18b Closed Acacia forests about four years. 4a Palm-leaf rainforests 55a Melaleuca forests and woodlands 61c Secondary successional complexes Rural, agricultural or urban areas 19a Mangroves Closed Eucalyptus forests Rock pavement and coastal 10c Notophyll rainforests 60e Syncarpia forests and woodlands 66b headland complexes 70a 20a Closed Lophostemon forests Mangrove forests Vegetation not mapped 22a Casuarina forests and woodlands Mangrove grasslands 70e and herblands 49b Lophostemon forests and woodlands SERIES WTMAveg SHEET 8161-4 21a Acacia forests and woodlands EDITION 1 Vegetation codes in legend boxes above are examples only. For a complete listing of vegetation codes and description see back of map. 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) 43g Low woodland + subsp. + (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 Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia citriodora citriodora Syncarpia 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 + + . Wet (± cloud) uplands on dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites. ± Moist and dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. 1:50,000 GIS drainage coverage using an 80 metre digital elevation model (DEM). Vegetation polygons grayae Musgravea stenostachya Stenocarpus cryptocarpus confertus Lophostemon suaveolens. metamorphics. (subtype of 14a) 44a Medium to tall open forest + subsp. + 66g Medium deciduous var. / woodland ± were extracted digitally from the scanned images while their vegetation attributes were inputted manually. Eucalyptus reducta Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Bombax ceiba leiocarpum Cochlospermum gillivraei 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 Dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. Accuracy 15c Microphyll vine thicket with emergentLicuala ramsayi var. ramsayi + Oraniopsis appendiculata 67a TallAcacia celsa shrubland + Callitris endlicheri + Podocarpus grayae (on steep mountain slopes). 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 openEucalyptus reducta woodland + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera ± Corymbia Wet and very wet foothills to highlands on granites. (shallow soils). Moist and dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites and granites. on the Australian 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 ± intermedia 67b ClosedAcacia flavescens shrubland + Allocasuarina littoralis + Melaleuca viridiflora + Alyxia spicata 44e Low open woodland + subsp. + of well-defined detail within ±50 metres of true position. Exocarpos latifolius. Moist and wet lowlands on dunes. (subtype of 8a) Eucalyptus reducta Corymbia citriodora citriodora Corymbia ±Lophostemon grandiflorus ± Acacia calyculata (on exposed coastal headlands). Wet lowlands and Deciduous microphyll thickets (DVT) abergiana± Eucalyptus drepanophylla + Acacia calyculata + Jacksonia thesioides. Dry uplands on foothills on granites and rhyolites. Data Sources granites. 16a Deciduous microphyll vine thicket. Moist and dry foothills on granites. 67c Open to closedAsteromyrtus lysicephala heathland and shrubland + Asteromyrtus angustifolia + Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland Bioregion (WTMA2008) 45a Tall open forest + + subsp. 16b Deciduous microphyll vine thicket characterised byGossia bidwillii (on steep rock talus and boulder Eucalyptus resinifera Corymbia intermedia Syncarpia glomulifera Thryptomene oligandra+ Acacia crassicarpa ± Jacksonia thesioides ± Leucopogon yorkensis . Moist Wet Tropics of Queensland World HeritageArea (WTMA) slopes). Moist foothills on granites. (variant of 16a) glomulifera+ Allocasuarina torulosa ± Eucalyptus grandis ± Callitris macleayana . Wet uplands and lowlands on (longitudinal) dunes. Drainage (WTMA) highlands mostly on granites and rhyolites. 67d Tall open shrubland + ± . Very Spot heights (WTMA) Microphyll fern thickets (MFT) Allocasuarina littoralis Melaleuca viridiflora Lophostemon suaveolens 17a Simple microphyll vine-fern thicket. Verywet (± cloud) highlands on granites. 45b MediumEucalyptus resinifera woodland + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera + Corymbia wet lowlands on dunes. Waterbodies (WTMA: derived from Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland Bioregion and imagery) + + spp. ± ± 17b Microphyll vine thicket characterised by + + leptoloma Eucalyptus portuensis Allocasuarina Corymbia abergiana Corymbia 67e TallAllocasuarina littoralis shrubland + Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia intermedia + Acacia 80m DEM (WTMA) Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis Uromyrtus tenellus . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites and granites. (variant of 45a) + + + (on intermedia crassicarpa+ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii . Verywet foothills on ultrabasic geologies. Roads (© Pitney Bowes MapInfoAustralia Pty Ltd, 2008) Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa Placospermum coriaceum Musgravea stenostachya Acacia celsa 46a Low woodland ± ± ± steep boulder field and scree slopes). Wet uplands on granites. (subtype of 17a) Eucalyptus shirleyi Corymbia leichhardtii Lophostemon suaveolens Corymbia 67f Low open to closedAllocasuarina littoralis shrubland + Leptospermum polygalifolium + Banksia Railways (Queensland Rail) subsp. ± . Dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. Estate boundaries (DCDB-Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water)* citriodora citriodora Grevillea glauca aquilonia± Banksia plagiocarpa + Acrotriche aggregata (on shallow soils). Wet and very wet uplands 47a Tall openEucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis forest + Corymbia intermedia + Eucalyptus and highlands on granites. SCLEROPHYLL AND SCLEROPHYLL RAINFOREST TRANSITIONS reducta+ Allocasuarina torulosa ± Angophora floribunda . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on 67g / subsp. shrubland + variable vine thicket * The boundary of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area along the line of the Corymbia tessellaris Casuarina equisetifolia equisetifolia ClosedAcacia forests basalts, granites and laterites. species. Moist and dry lowlands on (granite) alluvium. coastline is commonly known as the low water mark (LWM). 18a Closed forest ± variable rainforest species. Very wet to dry foothills to highlands on 47b Medium to tall open subsp. woodland + (in The boundary of the Queensland digital cadastral database (DCDB) along the line of the Acacia celsa Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Eucalyptus platyphylla 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. 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 Acacia mangium Acacia celsa Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis 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. 18c Closed forest + variable rainforest species. Moist to very wet foothills and uplands 47d Medium subsp. woodland + + Disclaimer Acacia polystachya Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Eucalyptus portuensis Eucalyptus 67jMelaleuca viridiflora / Lophostemon suaveolens shrubland + Allocasuarina littoralis . Wet and very wet While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, Pitney Bowes Map Info Australia Pty Ltd, Wet on metamorphics and granites. crebra/+ Eucalyptus granitica Corymbia intermedia + Allocasuarina torulosa ± Angophora lowlands on dunes. 18d Closed forest + . Wet (± cloud) highlands on granites and rhyolites. . Dry uplands and highlands mostly on granites. Tropics Management Authority and/or the State of Queensland make no representations or warranties Acacia melanoxylon Acacia celsa floribunda 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 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 ClosedHemarthria uncinata grassland ± Ischaemum australe subsp. arundinaceum (seasonally purposes or positional accuracy. Pandanus sp. on drainage lines). Moist foothills and uplands on metamorphics and alluvium. (subtype inundated). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. of 47e) 68bImperata cylindrica grassland + Sorghum nitidum ± Mnesithea rottboellioides . Wet and very wet Closed Eucalyptus forests lowlands on alluvium and metamorphics. 19a Closed forest + ± subsp. 48a MediumEucalyptus tetrodonta / Corymbia nesophila woodland + Erythrophleum chlorostachys ± Acknowledgements Corymbia torelliana Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus tereticornis ± variable rainforest species. Wet to dry uplands on metamorphics, rhyolites and granites. 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, James Cook University, is gratefully tereticornis (swamp). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. 19b Open to closed forest + + subsp. (weathered lateritic aeolian) dunes. Lophostemon suaveolens acknowledged, as is the help received from the Queensland Herbarium, Environmental ProtectionAgency. Eucalyptus pellita Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus tereticornis 68d Closed grassland ± shrubland. Dry to very wet lowlands to tereticornis± Corymbia torelliana ± variable rainforest species. Wet and very wet lowlands and 48b LowEucalyptus tetrodonta woodland + Eucalyptus brassiana ± Melaleuca acacioides ± Petalostigma Themeda triandra Allocasuarina littoralis 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 wet lowlands to uplands on a variety of geologies. 69a ClosedGahnia sieberiana sedgeland (seepage areas on slopes). Wet foothills on granites. SCLEROPHYLL FORESTS AND WOODLANDS 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 ± ± ± (on steep quinquenervia+ Banksia robur (swamp). Wet uplands on alluvium. (subtype of 56a) 21a Low to medium, open to closed forest. Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus crebra Eucalyptus exserta Schefflera actinophylla Vegetation Codes and Descriptions Acacia crassicarpa slopes). Dry uplands mostly on granites. 69cLepironia articulata sedgeland + Melaleuca quinquenervia (swamp). Very wet lowlands on alluvium 21b Medium openAcacia mangium forest + Lophostemon suaveolens ± Eucalyptus pellita ± Corymbia 49d Low open to closed forest ± associated species (on rocky drainage lines). and (fibrous) peat. RAINFORESTS ± . Moist lowlands and foothills on granites and alluvium. Lophostemon grandiflorus tessellaris Corymbia intermedia Moist uplands on granites and metamorphics. 69dLepironia articulata sedgeland (in drainage lines adjoining Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis Mesophyll rainforests 21c Low openAcacia flavescens forest ± Allocasuarina littoralis . Moist to very wet lowlands to uplands on woodland). Dry uplands on alluvium and (fibrous) peat. a variety of geologies. Complex mesophyll vine forests (CMVF) 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 open forest + . Moist foothills on granites. Melaleuca forests and woodlands Acacia flavescens Acacia cincinnata 50a Medium open forest (on drainage lines). Moist foothills on alluvium. (variant of sedgeland (semi-permanent swamp). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. on basalts and alluvium. 21e Low woodland. Moist foothills on metamorphics and granites. Melaleuca argentea Acacia polystachya 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 open forest. Wet foothills on rhyolites. Acacia julifera 51a Medium to tall open subsp. woodland (swamp). Wet and very wet seepage (seasonal swamps). Moist and dry lowlands to highlands on a variety of geologies. basalts and alluvium. Melaleuca cajuputi platyphylla 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 open forest + + + 69h Sedgeland fringing volcanic crater lakes. Moist uplands on alluvium. 1d Complex mesophyll vine forest dominated by (on basaltic terraces and scree Melaleuca dealbata Lophostemon suaveolens Corymbia tessellaris Acacia Backhousia bancroftii 22a Low openAllocasuarina littoralis woodland + Corymbia intermedia + Lophostemon suaveolens + . Moist lowlands on alluvium. slopes). Verywet foothills on basalts. (subtype of 1a) (restricted to Hinchinbrook Island). Wet lowlands and foothills on alluvium and colluvium. mangium Livistona drudei 52b Medium to tall woodland + (swamp). Wet to dry lowlands 1e Complex mesophyll vine forest characterised by , and Melaleuca dealbata Melaleuca leucadendra MANGROVES Intsia bijuga Beilschmiedia obtusifolia 22b LowAllocasuarina littoralis woodland + Eucalyptus pellita ± Allocasuarina torulosa ± Acacia on alluvium and dunes. (on calcareous sand ridges). Verywet lowlands on dunes. (variant of 1a) . Moist to very wet foothills on granites and metamorphics. Mangrove forests Palaquium galactoxylon crassicarpa 52c Tall open forest (restricted to Orpheus Island). Moist lowlands on alluvium. 22c Low open woodland and shrubland (on shallow soils). Dry to very wet uplands Melaleuca dealbata 70a Medium closed mangrove forest and shrubland mosaic. Species may includeRhizophora spp., Mesophyll vine forests (MVF) Allocasuarina littoralis (variant of 52b). spp., 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. Bruguiera Avicennia Ceriops spp 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 open forest ± . Dry to wet foothills and uplands on Allocasuarina torulosa Acacia celsa Eucalyptus tereticornissubsp. tereticornis + Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia intermedia + 70b Medium closed mangrove forest + + spp. + spp. + 2c Mesophyll vine forest with prominent in the sub-canopy and canopy. Wet metamorphics, granites and rhyolites. Heritiera littoralis Bruguiera Avicennia Livistona Archontophoenix alexandrae Nauclea orientalis (riparian). Dry lowlands on alluvium. emergents. Moist lowlands on (brackish) alluvium. (variant of 70a) and very wet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of 2a) 22e Tall subsp. woodland + ± drudei Casuarina cunninghamiana cunninghamiana Lophostemon suaveolens 54a Low openMelaleuca foliolosa forest. Moist lowlands on alluvium. 70c Medium closed forest + spp. ± spp. ± ± 2d Mesophyll vine forest characterised by + + Eucalyptus tereticornissubsp. tereticornis ± Melaleuca leucadendra ± an understorey of Melaleuca Nypa fruticans Rhizophora Bruguiera Avicennia eucalyptifolia Barringtonia racemosa Hibiscus tiliaceus Heritiera 55a Medium to tallMelaleuca leucadendra forest (swamp). Verywet to dry lowlands on alluvium. spp. Moist lowlands on (brackish) alluvium. (variant of 70a) with + var. prominent in the sub- viminalis+ Bursaria tenuifolia (riparian). Dry to wet lowlands to uplands mostly on alluvial deposits. Ceriops littoralis Archontophoenix alexandrae Licuala ramsayi ramsayi 55b Medium openMelaleuca leucadendra forest + Corymbia tessellaris + Acacia crassicarpa + Melaleuca 70d forest ± ± ± ± canopy (seasonally inundated swamps). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of 2a) 22f Low openCasuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia forest (on coastal headlands). Moist foothills on Heritiera littoralis Bruguiera gymnorhiza Sonneratia alba Barringtonia racemosa 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 foothills mostly on alluvium. (on beach ridge deposits). Verywet lowlands on dunes. (variant of 2b) tiliaceus 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 23a Medium open forest + + subsp. Mangrove grasslands and herblands Corymbia abergiana Eucalyptus portuensis Syncarpia glomulifera wet foothills on metamorphics. 70e subsp. + herbland (samphire flats). Moist lowlands on andAlstonia scholaris . Wet to very wet uplands on metamorphics. (variant of 2a) ± ± . Moist and dry uplands on rhyolites and Halosarcia indica leiostachya Suaeda australis glomulifera Corymbia leptoloma Acacia flavescens 56c Medium openMelaleuca quinquenervia forest to woodland ± Asteromyrtus lysicephala ± Deplanchea (hyper-saline) alluvium. Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forests (SDMVF) granites. ± ± ± spp. ± (swamp). Wet tetraphylla Dillenia alata Gahnia sieberiana Pandanus Lepironia articulata 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 MediumCorymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora woodland + Eucalyptus portuensis ± Corymbia lowlands on (deep fibrous) peat. 3b Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forest characterised byNauclea orientalis , Cryptocarya hypospodia intermedia± Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera ± Eucalyptus drepanophylla ± Xanthorrhoea 56d Low open woodland + (swamp). Wet and very wet Melaleuca quinquenervia Melaleuca viridiflora DEFINITIONS andCastanospermum australe (on coarse granitic outwash). Wet lowlands on alluvium. (variant of 1c) johnsonii. 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. 56e Low open woodland and shrubland + spp + + Dry to wet lowlands to uplands on a variety of geologies. Melaleuca quinquenervia Acrostichum Blechnum indicum 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 tereticornis Lophostemon suaveolens. +Eleocharis sp. Verywet to dry lowlands on (brackish) alluvium (subtype of 56a) foothills on metamorphics. (variant of 3a) 25b Medium woodland. Moist and wet foothills on granites and alluvium. to be explained by atypical environmental controlling factors. Corymbia clarksoniana 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) lowlands on dunes. Subtypes represent major discernable floristic sub-associations of more common vegetation Palm-leaf rainforests 57a Low openMelaleuca saligna forest + Melaleuca viridiflora + Lophostemon suaveolens ± Eucalyptus 25d Medium woodland + + ± types generally found under similar habitat conditions to the more common type. Feather palm vine forests (FPVF) Corymbia clarksoniana Corymbia tessellaris Eucalyptus drepanophylla chlorophylla (seasonal swamp). Moist lowlands and foothills on alluvium. (variant of 59a) ± ± subsp. . Moist and 4a Mesophyll feather palm vine forest dominated byArchontophoenix alexandrae (seasonal swamp). Eucalyptus platyphylla Melaleuca dealbata Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis 58a LowMelaleuca stenostachya woodland + Melaleuca viridiflora (on soils with impeded drainage). Dry Verywet lowlands on alluvium. dry lowlands and foothills on granites, rhyolites and alluvium. (subtype of 25a) foothills mostly on alluvium (variant of 59a) ALTITUDINAL ZONES (after Tracey 1982) 26a Low to medium woodland and open woodland + + 4b Mesophyll feather palm vine forest characterised byArchontophoenix alexandrae + Syzygium Corymbia dallachiana Corymbia tessellaris 59a Low woodland (on soils with impeded drainage). Very wet to dry lowlands to (on coastal headlands). Moist lowlands and foothills on metamorphics. Melaleuca viridiflora tierneyanum+ Barringtonia racemosa (seasonal swamp). Very wet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of Themeda triandra uplands mostly on alluvium. Zone Altitude (metres) 27a Low open woodland + + . Moist 4a) Corymbia hylandii Eucalyptus cullenii Xanthorrhoea johnsonii 59b MediumMelaleuca viridiflora woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Highlands >800 4c Mesophyll feather palm vine forest dominated by (steep upper slopes and foothills on granites. ± . Moist and dry lowlands to uplands mostly on Archontophoenix alexandrae Lophostemon suaveolens Eucalyptus drepanophylla Uplands 400-800 gully bottoms). Wet and very wet uplands on granites. (subtype of 4a) 27b Low sparseCorymbia hylandii woodland + Corymbia dallachiana + Corymbia abergiana + alluvium. Petalostigma pubescens±±±. Melaleuca stenostachya Callitris intratropica Melaleuca viridiflora 59c Low woodland + + + Foothills 40-400 Fan palm vine forests (FAPVF) Dry uplands on metamorphics. Melaleuca viridiflora Melaleuca quinquenervia Banksia robur Banksia spinulosa 5a Mesophyll fan palm vine forest dominated by var. Wet and very wet (fringing swamp). Dry foothills on alluvium. (variant of 59a) Licuala ramsayi ramsayi. 28a Medium woodland + + + Lowlands 0-40 lowlands to uplands on alluvium. Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus pellita Lophostemon suaveolens Melaleuca 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) (swamp). Wet uplands on metamorphics, alluvium and granites. (variant of 5a) 28b Medium to tall openCorymbia intermedia forest + Allocasuarina torulosa . Moist to very wet lowlands 59e Low open forest + + ± CLIMATIC ZONES (after Tracey 1982) and foothills on a variety of geologies. Melaleuca viridiflora Melaleuca leucadendra Excoecaria agallocha Melaleuca dealbata± Acacia leptostachya . Moist lowlands on (brackish) alluvium. (variant of 59a) 28c MediumCorymbia intermedia woodland + Eucalyptus pellita ± Acacia mangium ± Eucalyptus Zone Mean Annual Rainfall Rainfall Driest 6 Months Notophyll rainforests and thickets 59f OpenMelaleuca viridiflora woodland and shrubland + Petalostigma pubescens + Grevillea glauca + tereticornissubsp. tereticornis ± Acacia celsa ± Lophostemon suaveolens ± Syncarpia glomulifera + + . Dry foothills and uplands Xanthorrhoea johnsonii Corymbia clarksoniana Corymbia dallachiana Very Wet >3000 mm >750 mm Complex notophyll vine forests (CNVF) subsp.glomulifera. 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. 28d Medium openCorymbia intermedia forest + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera ± Lophostemon 59g Low open sp. aff. 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. Melaleuca viridiflora 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 by + rhyolites. Corymbia torelliana Acacia celsa + Acacia Dry 1300 - 1600 mm 200 - 300 mm mangium++++ Elaeocarpus grandis Antidesma bunius Grevillea baileyana Flindersia pimenteliana 28e Medium openCorymbia intermedia forest + Allocasuarina torulosa ± Lophostemon suaveolens . Moist + emergentArgyrodendron polyandrum (riverine floodplains). Dry foothills on alluvium. (variant of and dry uplands on granites, rhyolites and laterites. Syncarpia forests and woodlands 60a Tall open to closed subsp. forest ± ± 7c) 28f Medium woodland + ± subsp. Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Eucalyptus resinifera Corymbia intermedia Eucalyptus resinifera Syncarpia glomulifera ± ± . Dry to wet uplands on GROWTH FORM (modified from Specht 1970) ± . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on granites and Corymbia intermedia Callitris macleayana Allocasuarina torulosa Araucarian notophyll vine forests (ANVF) glomulifera Eucalyptus drepanophylla metamorphics, granites and rhyolites. 7a Notophyll vine forest characterised by var. emergents. Dry rhyolites. Araucaria cunninghamii cunninghamii 60b Medium to tall open subsp. forest + + Height (metres) Trees Shrubs, Ferns Grasses, Sedges, Herbs foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. 29a Medium to tall open forest. Moist foothills on metamorphics, granites and Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Corymbia intermedia Corymbia nesophila ± subsp. ± ± + 7b Notophyll vine forest characterised by var. (steep rocky alluvium. Eucalyptus pellita Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Acacia celsa Acacia mangium >30 tall na na Araucaria cunninghamii cunninghamii variable rainforest species in understorey. Moist to very wet foothills and uplands mostly on slopes). Verywet uplands on granites. (variant of 7a) 29b Medium woodland ± ± . Corymbia nesophila Corymbia clarksoniana Erythrophleum chlorostachys metamorphics and granites. 10-30 medium na na 7c Complex notophyll vine forests often with emergent . Moist foothills and uplands on Moist foothills on metamorphics, granites and alluvium. Agathis robusta 60c Medium open subsp. forest + (seasonal <10 low na na metamorphics and granites. 30a Low to medium woodland and open woodland + subsp. Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Melaleuca quinquenervia Corymbia stockeri Syncarpia glomulifera swamp on quartzite). Verywet uplands on metamorphics. 7d Simple notophyll vine forest characterised by emergents. Wet uplands and + + subsp. . Moist foothills and <3 na na na Araucaria bidwillii glomulifera Eucalyptus portuensis Corymbia citriodora citriodora 60d Medium open subsp. forest and woodland + highlands on granites. (variant of 10a) uplands on granites. Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Allocasuarina torulosa ± ± . Dry to very wet lowlands to highlands on a variety >2 na tall tall 31a Medium open forest + + + Eucalyptus intermedia Allocasuarina littoralis Notophyll vine forests (NVF) Corymbia tessellaris Melaleuca dealbata Corymbia intermedia of geologies. medium tall + spp. + ± (on 1-2 na 8a Notophyll vine forest. Moist lowlands on dunes. Lophostemon suaveolens Acacia Canarium australianum Deplanchea tetraphylla 60e Low to medium subsp. woodland + ± prograding dunes). Wet to dry lowlands on dunes. Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Allocasuarina littoralis 0.5-1 na low medium 8b Notophyll vine forest. Moist highlands on basalts. . Dry to wet foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. 31b Medium to tall woodland ± . Very wet to dry lowlands and Banksia aquilonia 8c Notophyll vine-fern forest characterised byChionanthus ramiflora + Schefflera actinophylla (on Corymbia tessellaris Corymbia intermedia 60f Low open subsp. forest and low woodland. Dry to wet uplands on <0.5 na low low foothills on a variety of geologies. Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera unstable escarpments). Verywet foothills on basalts. (variant of 2a) granites and rhyolites. (subtype of 60e) 31c Medium woodland + subsp. ± 8d Notophyll vine forest dominated byBlepharocarya involucrigera. Moist to very wet foothills and Corymbia tessellaris Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Corymbia 60g Low Syncarp subsp. woodland and shrubland + + ± ± . Moist to very wet lowlands and ia glomulifera glomulifera Eucalyptus portuensis uplands on a variety of geologies. intermedia Eucalyptus platyphylla Lophostemon suaveolens + (on skeletal soils). Dry and moist uplands and 150 foothills mostly on metamorphics. Allocasuarina littoralis Xanthorrhoea johnsonii 8e Notophyll vine forest characterised byPouteria euphlebia + Podocarpus grayae (on steep slopes). highlands on granites and rhyolites. LEAF SIZE CATEGORIES FOR RAINFOREST TREES 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) (restricted to Palm Island). Moist foothills on granites. Notophyll vine thickets (NVT) clarksoniana 140 31e Medium woodland (restricted to Mount Fox on a pyroclastic volcanic cone). Dry VEGETATION COMPLEXES AND MOSAICS 9a Notophyll vine thicket ±Syzygium forte ± Syzygium banksii ± Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. Corymbia tessellaris uplands on basalts. spathulatum±± Acacia crassicarpa Drypetes deplanchei ± Elaeodendron melanocarpum ± Aglaia Secondary successional complexes (restricted to coastal sands on Hinchinbrook Island). Wet lowlands on dunes. (variant of 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 elaeagnoidea 130 scale in mm 8a) dallachiana. Moist and dry uplands mostly on metamorphics and granites. variety of geologies. 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 ±Merremia peltata ± Entada phaseoloides + (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) Melaleuca viridiflora 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 34a Tall open forest. Dry to wet foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites. lowlands to highlands on a variety of geologies. 9d Notophyll vine thicket dominated byBlepharocarya involucrigera + Atractocarpus sessilis + Eucalyptus cloeziana 34b Medium open woodland + Corymbia abergiana + subsp. 61d Secondary successional grassland complex +Paspalum longifolium + Leersia hexandra (on hard Choriceras tricorne+ Endiandra glauca + Syzygium banksii. Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. Eucalyptus cloeziana Corymbia citriodora 110 citriodora + Eucalyptus portuensis + Eucalyptus shirleyi + Eucalyptus lockyeri subsp. lockyeri setting, poorly drained soils). Wet and moist lowlands on alluvium. Simple notophyll vine forests (SNVF) 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. canopy, understorey and/or ground cover. Wet and moist lowlands on a variety of geologies. rhyolites. 34c Medium openEucalyptus cloeziana woodland. Dry to wet foothills to highlands on granites and rhyolites. (subtype of 34a) 100 10b Simple notophyll vine forest characterised bySyzygium angophoroides (seasonal swamp). Wet lowlands on alluvium. 35a Low to mediumEucalyptus crebra woodland + Eucalyptus granitica + Corymbia erythrophloia . Dry Riparian complexes 10c Simple notophyll vine forest characterised by subsp. + + foothills and uplands on granites, metamorphics and basalts. 62a Variable medium to tall open to closedTristaniopsis exiliflora woodland ± Xanthostemon chrysanthus Syzygium forte forte Buchanania arborescens 35b Medium open / woodland + subsp. . ±±±±±90 Chionanthus ramiflora. Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. Eucalyptus crebra granitica Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Melaleuca leucadendra Grevillea baileyana Grevillea hilliana Blepharocarya involucrigera 10d Simple notophyll vine forest dominated by . Very wet uplands on granites and Dry uplands on granites and laterites. Atractocarpus fitzalaniisubsp. fitzalanii ± Millettia pinnata (fringing young streams). Very wet to dry Stockwellia quadrifida 36a Low woodland + ± ± foothills to highlands on alluvium and granites. metamorphics. Eucalyptus cullenii Corymbia nesophila Eucalyptus platyphylla Melaleuca 80 10e Simple notophyll vine-fern forest characterised by + + nervosa. Moist foothills mostly on metamorphics. 62b Variablelow to medium open to closed shrubland, forest and woodland ±Lophostemon suaveolens ± Grevillea baileyana Fagraea cambagei 36b Low open woodland ± ± ± ± ± (on in- Garcinia warrenii+ Mischocarpus exangulatus + Pandanus monticola (in seepage areas). Moist Eucalyptus cullenii Eucalyptus platyphylla Corymbia citriodora Chionanthus ramiflora Acacia flavescens Pittosporum spinescens Wikstroemia indica foothills on metamorphics. subsp.citriodora. Moist foothills and uplands on metamorphics. stream rock cobble deposits). Moist to very wet lowlands on alluvium. (variant of 62a) Nanophyll 37a Open woodland + . Dry lowlands on alluvium. 62c shrubland (on rock cobble deposits of the active flood plain of major streams). Wet 70 a 10f Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byPseudoweinmannia lachnocarpa with emergent Agathis Eucalyptus drepanophylla Eucalyptus platyphylla Melaleuca viminalis less than a 37b Medium woodland + + ± to dry foothills and uplands on alluvium, granites and rhyolites. (subtype of 62a) microstachya. Moist highlands on rhyolites. (subtype of 10a) Eucalyptus drepanophylla Corymbia clarksoniana Eucalyptus platyphylla ± . Dry lowlands on alluvium. 62d Notophyll vine thicket with emergentMelaleuca fluviatilis and medium to tall open forest/woodland 10g Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byDryadodaphne trachyphloia. Very wet uplands on granites Corymbia tessellaris Corymbia dallachiana 60 (subtype of 10a) 37c MediumEucalyptus drepanophylla woodland + Corymbia intermedia + Corymbia clarksoniana + (on coarse gravel beds of fast flowing streams). Dry foothills on alluvium. (restricted to Orpheus Island). Moist foothills on granites. 62e Variable herbland, grassland and shrubland communities (on mobile flood-deposited gravel and sand Microphyll 10h Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byCeratopetalum virchowii. Very wet uplands on Acacia polystachya b metamorphics (subtype of 10a) 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 and metamorphics. 50 10i Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byArgyrodendron polyandrum + Flindersia brayleyana. Wet uplands on granites. (variant of 10a) 37e Low openEucalyptus drepanophylla woodland + Melaleuca monantha (on soils with impeded Wetland complexes 10j Simple notophyll vine forest dominated by (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 + Acacia celsa 40 Notophyll on metamorphics. (variant of 10a) 37f Medium openEucalyptus drepanophylla woodland + Callitris intratropica . 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 situations). Moist to very wet uplands and highlands on granites and metamorphics. (subtype of 10a) 37g Low to mediumEucalyptus drepanophylla / Eucalyptus granitica woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana 63b VariableMelaleuca quinquenervia shrubland-sedgeland complex (perennially inundated areas of peat + spp. Dry uplands on metamorphics, granites and rhyolites. 30 10l Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byBlepharocarya involucrigera + Acacia celsa + Acacia soils). Wet and very wet lowlands on alluvium and dunes. (subtype of 56a) 38a Tall open forest. Wet to dry (± cloud) uplands and highlands on a variety of Flindersia bourjotiana+ Syzygium angophoroides + Dillenia alata (on shallow sand islands above Eucalyptus grandis geologies. Mesophyll swamps). Moist to very wet lowlands on alluvium and dunes. (subtype of 2a) Coastal beach complexes 20 38b Tall openEucalyptus grandis forest + Eucalyptus pellita x grandis + Eucalyptus pellita + Corymbia 64a Variable open to closed shrubland, grassland and low to medium woodland and forest complex ± between c Semi-evergreen notophyll vine forests (SENVF) + + . Dry (± cloud) uplands mostly on granites. and 2X 11a Semi-evergreen notophyll vine forest. Moist and dry foothills and uplands on granites and intermedia Acacia celsa Allocasuarina torulosa Casuarina equisetifoliasubsp. equisetifolia ± Acacia crassicarpa ± Argusia argentea ± Syzygium forte d (subtype of 38a) metamorphics. subsp.forte ± Calophyllum inophyllum ± Pandanus spp. Verywet to dry lowlands on dunes. 10 39a MediumEucalyptus leptophleba woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana + Eucalyptus platyphylla ± 64b Low to mediumHibiscus tiliaceus woodland ± Calophyllum inophyllum (on periodically inundated Semi-evergreen notophyll vine thickets (SENVT) ± subsp. ± ± Macrophyll 12a Simple notophyll semi-evergreen vine thicket. Dry uplands on rhyolites. Erythrophleum chlorostachys Eucalyptus tereticornis tereticornis Corymbia tessellaris brackish swales). Moist and wet lowlands on dunes. d Melaleuca monantha. Wet to dry foothills and uplands on metamorphics, alluvium and granites. 64c Variable shrubland, low open forest and low closed forest complex ± ± more than 2Xd 12b Semi-evergreen notophyll vine thicket with emergentArgyrodendron polyandrum . Moist uplands on Corymbia tessellaris Corymbia 39b Medium openEucalyptus leptophleba forest + Melaleuca dealbata + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. intermedia±±± Lithomyrtus obtusa Acacia crassicarpa Canarium australianum ±± Guioa acutifolia granites. + . Dry foothills on alluvium. (subtype of 39a) 12c Semi-evergreen notophyll vine thicket characterised by + tereticornis Eucalyptus platyphylla Melaleuca leucadendra ± vine forest species (restricted to Hinchinbrook Island). Wet lowlands on REFERENCES Argyrodendron polyandrum Strychnos 40a MediumEucalyptus moluccana woodland. 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The Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North 13b Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest charactered by + (on deuterodensum+ Smilax glyciphylla + Hibbertia scandens + emergent shrubs (restricted to Bartle Frere Terminalia arenicola Acacia polystachya 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 42c Medium woodland + + + 3a) Eucalyptus platyphylla Eucalyptus leptophleba Corymbia hylandii 65bDicranopteris linearis fernland + Gleichenia dicarpa + Gahnia sieberiana ± Schoenus melanostachys Melaleuca viridiflora++++ Melaleuca stenostachya Grevillea glauca Petalostigma pubescens Walker, J., & Hopkins, M.S. (1990). Vegetation. In: Australian Soil and Land Survey 13c Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest characterised by + + ± emergent or scattered shrubs. Moist to very wet uplands and highlands mostly on granites. Melia azedarach Pleiogynium timorense 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) metamorphics. Rock pavement and coastal headland complexes 13d Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest characterised by + 66a Variable low heathland, shrubland and grassland complex +Melaleuca viridiflora ± Allocasuarina Ganophyllum falcatum Pleiogynium 43b Medium openEucalyptus portuensis forest + Corymbia intermedia ± Eucalyptus drepanophylla ± timorense++++ Argyrodendron polyandrum Paraserianthes toona Melia azedarach Chionanthus 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 and dry foothills and uplands on a variety of geologies. holosericea Acacia polystachya Lophostemon grandiflorus Thryptomene oligandra granites. (subtype of 7c) Pittosporum ferrugineum± Xanthorrhoea johnsonii ± Alyxia spicata (on coastal headlands). Moist to 43c Low to mediumEucalyptus portuensis woodland + Corymbia intermedia + Eucalyptus drepanophylla wet lowlands and foothills on granites and metamorphics. +Xanthorrhoea johnsonii ± Cycas media (on steep rocky hillsides). Wet to dry foothills and uplands 66b Variable sclerophyll forest and woodland complex ± ± Microphyll rainforests and thickets mostly on granites and rhyolites. Lophostemon suaveolens Corymbia tessellaris ±Corymbia intermedia ± Acacia spp. ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Melaleuca viridiflora (on steep Simple microphyll vine-fern forests (SMVF) 43d Low to medium openEucalyptus portuensis woodland + Corymbia dimorpha / Corymbia leichhardtii + 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 + ± subsp. ± and rhyolites. Allocasuarina littoralis Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera clarksoniana+ Acacia leptostachya (rocky hillslopes). Dry uplands on granites and rhyolites. ± ± spp. ± (on 14b Microphyll vine forest dominated by + . Moist uplands on Lophostemon confertus Banksia aquilonia Leptospermum Borya septentrionalis Agathis robusta Argyrodendron polyandrum 43e Low to mediumEucalyptus portuensis woodland ± Eucalyptus drepanophylla ± Corymbia intermedia mountain rock pavement). Verywet to dry foothills to highlands on granites and rhyolites. granites. (variant of 7c) ±Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora ± Lophostemon suaveolens ± Melaleuca viridiflora ± Acacia 66d Low open forest and closed shrub complex + + + 14c Simple microphyll vine-fern forest characterised by (on exposed ridges). Leptospermum neglectum Banksia aquilonia Ceratopetalum virchowii flavescens± Allocasuarina littoralis . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on granites, rhyolites and ± subsp. ± ± Verywet highlands on granites. Verywet highlands on granites (subtype of 14a) metamorphics. Allocasuarina littoralis Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera Allocasuarina torulosa Acacia celsa± Rhodomyrtus trineura (on mountainous rocky escarpments). Wet to dry (± cloud) uplands and 14d Simple microphyll vine-fern forest characterised byCinnamomum propinquum . Very wet (± cloud) 43f LowEucalyptus portuensis woodland + Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora + Eucalyptus lockyeri highlands on granites. highlands on granites. (subtype of 14a) subsp. + ± ± ± exuta Eucalyptus granitica Melaleuca viridiflora Eucalyptus crebra Lophostemon 66e Variable forest and woodland complex ±Lophostemon grandiflorus ± Lophostemon confertus ±