Dietrich’s Morning Glory Form and Size: Scrambling vine 3-8 metres in height Distribution: From Marlborough (central Queensland) to Magentic Island Leaves: Alternate, densley hairy above and below Oval shaped with heart shaped base 16-50 mm long and 5-30 mm wide Flowers: White funnel shaped flowers 30-60 mm diamete, 5 fused petals with numerous white hairs …
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Backhousia tetraptera Myrtaceae
Mt Stuart Mystery Tree Form & Size: Tree, often multi-trunked, usually to 5m but occasionally to 12m, coppicing Distribution: Known only from an isolated population near the summit of Mt. Stuart, Townsville Leaves: Simple, opposite, lance shaped to oval, 5.5-9cm x 1.5-3.8cm, apex acute to acuminate, green, new growth reddish Bark: Flaky, thin, grey to …
Archidendron grandiflorum Mimosaceae
Fairy Paint Brush, Pink Lace Flower Form and Size: Small tree to 10m Distribution: North-eastern Qld to north-eastern NSW and PNG Leaves: Bi-pinnate; 2-3 pairs of secondary segments, each with 4-12 leaflets, blue-green, shiny, egg-shaped, to 10cm x 4cm Flowers: White or pink to crimson, fluffy, perfumed; in large terminal globular heads Flowering Period: September …
Araucaria cunninghamii Araucariaceae
Hoop Pine Form and Size: Large, erect tree with a straight trunk Distribution: Ranges and coastal areas of eastern Qld. and northern N.S.W.; in rainforest and along streams and rocky gorges Leaves: Narrow, triangular in shape, crowded on the branchlets, 0.8-1.5cm long Bark: Dark brown, rough; horizontal cracks form hoops or bands on the trunk …
Astrotricha pterocarpa Araliaceae
Form and Size: Medium shrub with upright form; branches covered in hairs Distribution: Qld and NSW; on forested ranges and in coastal areas Leaves: Elongated heart-shape, dense hairs on both surfaces, 15-25cm long Flowers: White, small; in small, dense clusters forming a large panicle Flowering Period: October to January Fruit: Purple, 0.7cm long, with two …
Atractocarpus fitzalanii Rubiaceae
Brown Gardenia Form and Size: A bushy shrub or tree to 5m tall Distribution: Rainforests of north-eastern Qld., from Cooktown to Mackay Leaves: Lance-shaped, dark green, glossy, veins yellowish, to 25cm x 10cm Flowers: White, star-shaped, tubular at the base, fragrant, 5-petalled, to 2.5cm diameter; borne in clusters in the older leaf axils Flowering Period: …