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Rainforests Sclerophyll and sclerophyll Sclerophyll forests and woodlands Vegetation complexes and mosaics Unvegetated, cleared or non-native Non-woody vegetation Alice River rainforest transitions Ben Lomond True North, Grid North and Magnetic North are shown 13d Notophyll rainforests 37b Eucalyptus forests and woodlands 64a Coastal beach complexes 68d Naturally unvegetated diagrammatically for the centre of this map. Magnetic Grasslands North is correct for 2008 and moves easterly by 0.1° in 20a Closed Lophostemon forests about four years. 59b Melaleuca forests and woodlands 61c Secondary successional complexes Rural, agricultural or urban areas Mangroves 22e forests and woodlands 62e Riparian complexes 70a Mangrove forests Vegetation not mapped Rock pavement and coastal 49b Lophostemon forests and woodlands 66f Mangrove grasslands 70e headland complexes and herblands SERIES WTMAveg SHEET 8259-4 EDITION 1 Vegetation codes in legend boxes above are examples only. For a complete listing of vegetation codes and descriptions 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) (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 LowEucalyptus portuensis woodland + Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora + Syncarpia 1:25,000 aerial photography. Marked-up photography was scanned and orthorectified to the Authority's 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 1:50,000 GIS drainage coverage using an 80 metre digital elevation model (DEM). Vegetation polygons grayae+ Musgravea stenostachya + cryptocarpus . Wet (± cloud) uplands on dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites. confertus± Lophostemon suaveolens. Moist and dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. were extracted digitally from the scanned images while their vegetation attributes were inputted manually. metamorphics. (subtype of 14a) 44a Medium to tall openEucalyptus reducta forest + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera + 66g Medium deciduousBombax ceiba var. leiocarpum / Cochlospermum gillivraei woodland ± Microphyll vine thickets (MVT) 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. Cairns. 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). 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. 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 (shallow soils). Moist and dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites and granites. 67b ClosedAcacia flavescens shrubland + Allocasuarina littoralis + Melaleuca viridiflora + Alyxia spicata of well-defined detail within ±50 metres of true position. Exocarpos latifolius. Moist and wet lowlands on dunes. (subtype of 8a) 44e Low openEucalyptus reducta woodland + Corymbia citriodora subsp. 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 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) 16b Deciduous microphyll vine thicket characterised byGossia bidwillii (on steep rock talus and boulder 45a Tall openEucalyptus resinifera forest + + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. Thryptomene oligandra+ Acacia crassicarpa ± Jacksonia thesioides ± Leucopogon yorkensis . Moist Wet Tropics of Queensland World HeritageArea (WTMA) glomulifera+ Allocasuarina torulosa ± ± 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) 45b MediumEucalyptus resinifera woodland + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera + Corymbia 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. wet lowlands on dunes. 17b Microphyll vine thicket characterised byTrochocarpa bellendenkerensis + Uromyrtus tenellus + leptoloma+ Eucalyptus portuensis + Allocasuarina spp. ± Corymbia abergiana ± Corymbia 67e TallAllocasuarina littoralis shrubland + Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia intermedia + Acacia 80m DEM (WTMA) intermedia. Moist and dry uplands and highlands on rhyolites and granites. (variant of 45a) Roads (© Pitney Bowes MapInfoAustralia Pty Ltd, 2008) Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa+ coriaceum + Musgravea stenostachya + Acacia celsa (on crassicarpa+ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii . Verywet foothills on ultrabasic geologies. Eucalyptus shirleyi Corymbia leichhardtii Lophostemon suaveolens Corymbia Railways (Queensland Rail) steep boulder field and scree slopes). Wet uplands on granites. (subtype of 17a) 46a Low woodland ± ± ± 67f Low open to closedAllocasuarina littoralis shrubland + Leptospermum polygalifolium + Estate boundaries (DCDB-Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water)* citriodorasubsp. citriodora ± glauca . Dry uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites. aquilonia± + Acrotriche aggregata (on shallow soils). Wet and very wet uplands 47a Tall openEucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis forest + Corymbia intermedia + Eucalyptus and highlands on granites. CLEROPHYLL AND CLEROPHYLL AINFOREST RANSITIONS S S R T reducta+ Allocasuarina torulosa ± . Moist and dry uplands and highlands on 67gCorymbia tessellaris / Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia shrubland + variable vine thicket * The boundary of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area along the line of the ClosedAcacia forests basalts, granites and laterites. coastline is commonly known as the low water mark (LWM). species. Moist and dry lowlands on (granite) alluvium. The boundary of the Queensland digital cadastral database (DCDB) along the line of the 18a ClosedAcacia celsa forest ± variable rainforest species. Very wet to dry foothills to highlands on 47b Medium to tall openEucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis woodland + Eucalyptus platyphylla (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. 18b ClosedAcacia mangium forest + Acacia celsa . Moist to very wet lowlands and foothills mostly on 47c Medium to tall openEucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis 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. Disclaimer 18c ClosedAcacia polystachya forest + variable rainforest species. Moist to very wet foothills and uplands 47d MediumEucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis woodland + 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 Pty Ltd, Wet on metamorphics and granites. crebra/+ Eucalyptus granitica Corymbia intermedia + Allocasuarina torulosa ± Angophora lowlands on dunes. Tropics Management Authority and/or the State of Queensland make no representations or warranties 18d ClosedAcacia melanoxylon forest + Acacia celsa . Wet (± cloud) highlands on granites and rhyolites. floribunda. 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 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. Closed Eucalyptus forests of 47e) 68bImperata cylindrica grassland + Sorghum nitidum ± Mnesithea rottboellioides . Wet and very wet 48a MediumEucalyptus tetrodonta / Corymbia nesophila woodland + Erythrophleum chlorostachys ± lowlands on alluvium and metamorphics. Acknowledgements 19a ClosedCorymbia torelliana forest + Corymbia intermedia ± Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. 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 (weathered lateritic aeolian) dunes. Lophostemon suaveolens (swamp). Verywet lowlands on alluvium. acknowledged, as is the help received from the Queensland Herbarium, Environmental ProtectionAgency. 19b Open to closedEucalyptus pellita forest + Corymbia intermedia + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis± Corymbia torelliana ± variable rainforest species. Wet and very wet lowlands and 48b LowEucalyptus tetrodonta woodland + Eucalyptus brassiana ± Melaleuca acacioides ± Petalostigma 68d ClosedThemeda triandra grassland ± Allocasuarina littoralis 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 (on steep quinquenervia+ (swamp). Wet uplands on alluvium. (subtype of 56a) Vegetation Codes and Descriptions 21a Low to medium, open to closedAcacia crassicarpa forest. Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. 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 and (fibrous) peat. RAINFORESTS 49d Low open to closedLophostemon grandiflorus forest ± associated species (on rocky drainage lines). tessellaris± Corymbia intermedia . Moist lowlands and foothills on granites and alluvium. 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. 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 22a Low openAllocasuarina littoralis woodland + Corymbia intermedia + Lophostemon suaveolens mangium+ Livistona drudei . Moist lowlands on alluvium. slopes). Verywet foothills on basalts. (subtype of 1a) (restricted to Hinchinbrook Island). 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 22b LowAllocasuarina littoralis woodland + Eucalyptus pellita ± Allocasuarina torulosa ± Acacia 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. 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 includeRhizophora 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 foothills mostly on alluvium. tiliaceus (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 23a Medium openCorymbia abergiana forest + Eucalyptus portuensis + Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. Mangrove grasslands and herblands wet foothills on metamorphics. 70eHalosarcia indica subsp. leiostachya + Suaeda australis herbland (samphire flats). Moist lowlands on andAlstonia scholaris . Wet to very wet uplands on metamorphics. (variant of 2a) glomulifera± Corymbia leptoloma ± Acacia flavescens . Moist and dry uplands on rhyolites and 56c Medium openMelaleuca quinquenervia forest to woodland ± Asteromyrtus lysicephala ± Deplanchea Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forests (SDMVF) granites. (hyper-saline) alluvium. tetraphylla± Dillenia alata ± Gahnia sieberiana ± Pandanus spp. ± Lepironia articulata (swamp). Wet 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 openMelaleuca quinquenervia woodland + Melaleuca viridiflora (swamp). Wet and very wet 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 openMelaleuca quinquenervia woodland and shrubland + Acrostichum spp + Blechnum indicum Bombax ceibavar. leicarpum emergents and some sclerophyll components (on steep slopes). Wet tereticornis+ Lophostemon suaveolens. Dry to wet lowlands to uplands on a variety of geologies. Variants refer to distinct unusual occurrences of a more common vegetation type that are able +Eleocharis sp. Verywet to dry lowlands on (brackish) alluvium (subtype of 56a) to be explained by atypical environmental controlling factors. foothills on metamorphics. (variant of 3a) 25b MediumCorymbia clarksoniana 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- rainforests lowlands on dunes. 57a Low openMelaleuca saligna forest + Melaleuca viridiflora + Lophostemon suaveolens ± Eucalyptus types generally found under similar habitat conditions to the more common type. Feather palm vine forests (FPVF) 25d MediumCorymbia clarksoniana woodland + Corymbia tessellaris + Eucalyptus drepanophylla ± chlorophylla (seasonal swamp). Moist lowlands and foothills on alluvium. (variant of 59a) 4a Mesophyll feather palm vine forest dominated byArchontophoenix alexandrae (seasonal swamp). Eucalyptus platyphylla± Melaleuca dealbata ± Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis . 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 4b Mesophyll feather palm vine forest characterised byArchontophoenix alexandrae + Syzygium 26a Low to mediumCorymbia dallachiana woodland and open woodland + Corymbia tessellaris + 59a LowMelaleuca viridiflora woodland (on soils with impeded drainage). Very wet to dry lowlands to tierneyanum+ Barringtonia racemosa (seasonal swamp). Very wet lowlands on alluvium. (subtype of Themeda triandra (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 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. Fan palm vine forests (FAPVF) Petalostigma pubescens±±±. Melaleuca stenostachya Callitris intratropica Melaleuca viridiflora 59c LowMelaleuca viridiflora woodland + Melaleuca quinquenervia + Banksia robur + Foothills 40-400 Dry uplands on metamorphics. 5a Mesophyll fan palm vine forest dominated byLicuala ramsayi var. ramsayi. Wet and very wet (fringing swamp). Dry foothills on alluvium. (variant of 59a) Lowlands 0-40 lowlands to uplands on alluvium. 28a MediumCorymbia intermedia woodland + 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) LIMATIC ZONES (after Tracey 1982) (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 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 Zone Mean Annual Rainfall Rainfall Driest 6 Months Notophyll rainforests and thickets 59f OpenMelaleuca viridiflora woodland and shrubland + Petalostigma pubescens + + tereticornissubsp. tereticornis ± Acacia celsa ± Lophostemon suaveolens ± Syncarpia glomulifera Xanthorrhoea johnsonii+ Corymbia clarksoniana + Corymbia dallachiana . Dry foothills and uplands Complex notophyll vine forests (CNVF) Very Wet >3000 mm >750 mm 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 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 ± . 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 Flindersia pimenteliana Dry 1300 - 1600 mm 200 - 300 mm 28e Medium openCorymbia intermedia forest + Allocasuarina torulosa ± Lophostemon suaveolens . 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. 31b Medium to tallCorymbia tessellaris woodland ± Corymbia intermedia . Very wet to dry lowlands and 8c Notophyll vine-fern forest characterised byChionanthus ramiflora + Schefflera actinophylla (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) 31c MediumCorymbia tessellaris woodland + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis ± Corymbia 8d Notophyll vine forest dominated byBlepharocarya involucrigera. 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 foothills mostly on metamorphics. EAF SIZE CATEGORIES FOR RAINFOREST TREES 8e Notophyll vine forest characterised byPouteria euphlebia + Podocarpus grayae (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. VEGETATION COMPLEXES AND MOSAICS 140 9a Notophyll vine thicket ±Syzygium forte ± Syzygium banksii ± Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. 31e MediumCorymbia tessellaris 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 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 (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. 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 + 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 9d Notophyll vine thicket dominated byBlepharocarya 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. 34b Medium openEucalyptus cloeziana woodland + Corymbia abergiana + Corymbia citriodora 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. 110 Simple notophyll vine forests (SNVF) citriodora + Eucalyptus portuensis + Eucalyptus shirleyi + Eucalyptus lockyeri subsp. lockyeri 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 10b Simple notophyll vine forest characterised bySyzygium angophoroides (seasonal swamp). Wet rhyolites. (subtype of 34a) lowlands on alluvium. 35a Low to mediumEucalyptus crebra woodland + Eucalyptus granitica + Corymbia erythrophloia . 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. Moist to very wet lowlands on dunes. 35b Medium openEucalyptus crebra / granitica woodland + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis . ±±±±±Melaleuca leucadendra Grevillea baileyana Blepharocarya involucrigera 10d Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byStockwellia quadrifida . Very wet uplands on granites and Dry uplands on granites and laterites. Atractocarpus fitzalaniisubsp. fitzalanii ± Millettia pinnata (fringing young streams). Very wet to dry 36a LowEucalyptus cullenii woodland + Corymbia nesophila ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Melaleuca foothills to highlands on alluvium and granites. metamorphics. 80 10e Simple notophyll vine-fern forest characterised byGrevillea baileyana + Fagraea cambagei + nervosa. Moist foothills mostly on metamorphics. 62b Variablelow to medium open to closed shrubland, forest and woodland ±Lophostemon suaveolens ± Garcinia warrenii+ Mischocarpus exangulatus + Pandanus monticola (in seepage areas). Moist 36b Low openEucalyptus cullenii woodland ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Corymbia citriodora Chionanthus ramiflora± Acacia flavescens ± Pittosporum spinescens ± Wikstroemia indica (on in- subsp.citriodora. Moist foothills and uplands on metamorphics. stream rock cobble deposits). Moist to very wet lowlands on alluvium. (variant of 62a) Nanophyll foothills on metamorphics. 70 a 10f Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byPseudoweinmannia lachnocarpa with emergent Agathis 37a OpenEucalyptus drepanophylla woodland + Eucalyptus platyphylla . Dry lowlands on alluvium. 62cMelaleuca viminalis shrubland (on rock cobble deposits of the active flood plain of major streams). Wet less than a microstachya. Moist highlands on rhyolites. (subtype of 10a) 37b MediumEucalyptus drepanophylla woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana + Eucalyptus platyphylla ± to dry foothills and uplands on alluvium, granites and rhyolites. (subtype of 62a) Corymbia tessellaris± Corymbia dallachiana . 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 60 37c MediumEucalyptus drepanophylla woodland + Corymbia intermedia + Corymbia clarksoniana + (on coarse gravel beds of fast flowing streams). Dry foothills on alluvium. (subtype of 10a) Microphyll 10h Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byCeratopetalum virchowii. Very wet uplands on Acacia polystachya (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. Wet uplands on granites. (variant of 10a) 37e Low openEucalyptus drepanophylla woodland + Melaleuca monantha (on soils with impeded Wetland complexes drainage). Dry foothills and uplands on metamorphics. 63a Sedgeland interspersed with low to medium woodland and vine forest +Gahnia sieberiana + 10j Simple notophyll vine forest dominated byAcacia celsa (on sharply broken topography). Wet foothills 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 37g Low to mediumEucalyptus drepanophylla / Eucalyptus granitica woodland + Corymbia clarksoniana 63b VariableMelaleuca quinquenervia shrubland-sedgeland complex (perennially inundated areas of peat situations). Moist to very wet uplands and highlands on granites and metamorphics. (subtype of 10a) 30 10l Simple notophyll vine forest characterised byBlepharocarya involucrigera + Acacia celsa + +Acacia 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 20 between c Semi-evergreen notophyll vine forests (SENVF) 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 ± 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. 64c Variable shrubland, low open forest and low closed forest complex ±Corymbia tessellaris ± Corymbia more than 2Xd 12b Semi-evergreen notophyll vine thicket with emergentArgyrodendron polyandrum . Moist uplands on 39b Medium openEucalyptus leptophleba forest + Melaleuca dealbata + Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. granites. intermedia±±± Lithomyrtus obtusa Acacia crassicarpa Canarium australianum ±± Guioa acutifolia 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 40a MediumEucalyptus moluccana woodland. Dry uplands and highlands on a variety of geologies. psilosperma Croton insularis Brombya platynema Geijera salicifolia Elaeodendron dunes. ++ + + 41a Medium openEucalyptus pellita woodland + Corymbia intermedia (seasonal swamp). Wet and very melanocarpum 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. 65a ClosedGleichenia dicarpa fernland + Gahnia sieberiana + Lycopodiella cernua + Lycopodium 13a Complex semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest. Moist and dry foothills and uplands on basalts. 42b Low to mediumEucalyptus platyphylla woodland + Corymbia intermedia + Lophostemon suaveolens . 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 deuterodensum+ Smilax glyciphylla + Hibbertia scandens + 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 42c MediumEucalyptus platyphylla woodland + Eucalyptus leptophleba + Corymbia hylandii + 3a) 65bDicranopteris linearis fernland + Gleichenia dicarpa + Gahnia sieberiana ± Schoenus melanostachys Melaleuca viridiflora++++ Melaleuca stenostachya Grevillea glauca Petalostigma pubescens ± emergent or scattered shrubs. Moist to very wet uplands and highlands mostly on granites. Walker, J., & Hopkins, M.S. (1990). Vegetation. In: Australian Soil and Land Survey 13c Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest characterised byMelia 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 + J. & Hopkins, M.S.) Inkata Press, Melbourne. 43a Medium to tall openEucalyptus portuensis forest + Corymbia nesophila . Wet foothills and uplands on Rock pavement and coastal headland complexes Alstonia scholaris. Moist lowlands on dunes. (variant of 7c) metamorphics. 66a Variable low heathland, shrubland and grassland complex +Melaleuca viridiflora ± Allocasuarina 13d Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest characterised byGanophyllum 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 holosericea±± Acacia polystachya Lophostemon grandiflorus ± Thryptomene oligandra ± ramiflora (on rocky gorges and talus slopes). Moist foothills and uplands on metamorphics and and dry foothills and uplands on a variety of geologies. 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 ±Lophostemon suaveolens ± Corymbia tessellaris Microphyll rainforests and thickets mostly on granites and rhyolites. Simple microphyll vine-fern forests (SMVF) ±Corymbia intermedia ± Acacia spp. ± Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Melaleuca viridiflora (on steep 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 +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 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 +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 (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 ±