SPECIES FOR

REVEGETATING

STREAMBANKS

IN THE

WET TROPICS

Scientific Name

Acacia aulacocarpa

Acacia mangium

Acmena hemilampra ssp. hemilampra

Acmena smithii

Alphitonia incana (syn philippinensis)

Archontophoenix alexandrae

Barringtonia acutangula ssp.acutangula

Barringtonia calyptrata

Beilschmiedia obtusifolia

Buchanania aborescens

Callistemon viminalis

Carallia brachiata

Castanospermum australe

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Chionanthus ramiflorus

Cryptocarya hypospodia

Cryptocarya murrayi

Cryptocarya triplinervis

Cyathea cooperi

Dillenia alata

Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Ficus congesta

Ficus racemosa

Ficus virens var. sublanceolata

Ganophyllum falcatum

Glochidion harveyanum

Glochidion phillipicum

Glochidion sumatranum

Gmelina dalrympleana

Gmelina fasciculifolia

Macaranga involucrata

Macaranga tanarius

Melaleua leucadendra

Melicope elleryana

Nauclea orientalis

Omalathus novo-guineensis

Planchonella obovoidea

Polyscias elegans

Randia fitzalanii

Symplocus cochinchinensis spp.thwaitesii var. pilosiuscula

Symplocus cochinchinensis spp.thwaitesii var. stawelli

Syzigium angophoroides

Syzigium australe

Syzigium sayeri

Syzigium tierneyanum

Terminalia sericocarpa

Tristaniopsis exiliflora

Xanthostemon chrysanthus

Common Name

Brown Salwood, Sally Wattle

Black Wattle

Blush Satinash

Lilly-pilly

Sasparilla

Alexander Palm

Freshwater Mangrove

Cassowary Pine/ Mango Pine

Blush Walnut

Buchanania/ Satinwood

Weeping Bottlebrush

Corkwood

Black Bean

River-Oak

Native Olive

Northern Laurel

Murray’s Laurel

Brown Laurel

Cooper’s Tree Fern

Red Beech

Ivory Mahogany

Blue Quandong

Fig

Cluster Fig

White Fig

Scaly Ash/ Daintree Hickory

Buttonwood

Buttonwood

Buttonwood

White Beech/ Grey teak

Northern White Beech

Brown Macaranga

Macaranga

Paperbark

Pink Evodia/ Corkwood

Leichhardt Tree

Bleeding Heart

Boxwood

Celerywood

Brown Gardenia

White Hazelwood

White Hazelwood

Yarrabah Satinash

Creek Cherry/ Creek Satinash

Pink Satinash

River Cherry

Damson Plum

Kanuka Box

Golden Penda/Brown Penda

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Timber Potential

Framing, weatherboard, joinery, flooring, furniture, veneer.

Framing, weatherboard, joinery, flooring, furniture, cabinet making.

Framing, furniture, flooring, joinery.

Framing and internal flooring, internal joinery.

Internal flooring and joinery.

Carved work, furniture, joinery, panelling, plywood, flooring, veneer.

Axe handles and ornamental joinery.

Internal flooring.

Internal framing, flooring and joinery.

Internal flooring and joinery.

Internal flooring and joinery

Furniture, veneer, internal joinery.

Plywood, furniture, internal joinery, veneer, racing oars, boat planking.

Furniture, turnery, boat building.

Building, framing, fence posts, piles, poles and mining timber.

Internal joinery, veneer.

Framing and internal joinery.

Internal flooring, framing and joinery.

Internal flooring and joinery.

Internal framing, flooring and joinery.

Internal framing, flooring and joinery.

Internal framing, flooring and joinery.

Internal framing, flooring and joinery.

Framing, windows and door sills. Not durable exposed to weather.

Internal and external framing, flooring and joinery. General buildingconstruction.

Catchment Location Planting Location on Bank

Habitat Value

Seeds eaten by Australian king parrots. Pollen source for European bees.

Pollen source for European bees.

Fruits eaten by birds and flying foxes.

Fruits eaten by birds.

Fruits eaten by a range of fruit eating birds especially metallic starlings and fruit pigeons.Nectar from flowers consumed by fruit bats and a large range of insects.

Attracts nectar feeding birds.

Outstanding species for birds, bats, Musky-Rat Kangaroos and Lemuroid Possums.

Good resource for nectar feeders.

Good resource for nectar feeders.

Fruits are consumed by a wide range of birds and flying foxes. Foliage is eaten by thecaterpillars of the attractive Four O’clock moth.

Nectar rich flowers attract birds, bats and possums.

Seeds eaten by parrots.

Many birds attracted to fruit.

Fruits consumed by birds, including cassowaries.

Fruits consumed by many frugivores. Host plant for the Blue Triangle butterfly.

Significant bird attracting species. Host plant for the Blue Triangle butterfly.

Flowers attract native bees. Seeds eaten by birds.

Flowers attract many insects. Seeds eaten by birds and flying foxes.

Fruits consumed by a number of larger frugivorous birds, fruit bats and cassowaries.

Fruits are eaten by a variety of birds including fruit pigeons and fig parrots. Flying foxesand tube-nosed bats visit fig trees at night.

Fruits are eaten by a variety of birds including fruit pigeons and fig parrots. Flying foxesand tube-nosed bats visit fig trees at night.

Fruits are eaten by a variety of birds including fruit pigeons and fig parrots. Flying foxesand tube-nosed bats visit fig trees at night.

Fruits eaten by a variety of birds.

Host plant for a range of moths and insects. Bird attracting.

Host plant for a range of moths and insects. Bird attracting.

Host plant for a range of moths and insects. Bird attracting.

Fruits eaten by Torres Strait pigeons.

Fruits eaten by flying foxes.

Fruits eaten by birds, especially cockatoos.

Fruits eaten by birds, especially cockatoos.

Nectar is produced in large amounts over a long period of time. These species are perhapsthe most eagerly sought by nectar feeding birds, fruit bats and insects.

Host plant of the Ulysses butterfly. Flowers are visited by a range of insects and birds. Fruitsare eaten by a number of bird species.

Fruits eaten by flying foxes.

Host food plant of the Giant Hercules moth and a range of other insects. Fruits are eaten bya number of bird species.

Fruits eaten by a variety of birds, including cassowaries.

Fruits eaten by many frugivores.

Fruits eaten by a variety of birds, especially cassowaries.

Fruits eaten by Torres Strait pigeons.

Attracts fruit eating bats and birds.

Attracts fruit eating bats and birds.

Attracts fruit eating bats and birds.

Attracts fruit eating bats and birds.

Produces large volumes of fruit in a short season. Fruit attracts a wide variety of birds andis favoured by flying foxes.

Attracts nectar feeding birds when flowering.

Nectar attracts many birds and insects when flowering.

General Comments

Pioneer species, hardy, fast growing, frost tolerant. Height range 10 to 30m.

Pioneer species, hardy, fast growing. Height range 8 to 30m.

Hardy, frost tolerant. Suitable for swampy and sandy areas. Fruits edible. Height range 8 to 15m.

Frost tolerant. Fruits edible. Height range 3 to 6m.

Pioneer species, hardy, fast growing. Height range 10 to 15m.

Grows well in any moist situation. Suits swampy sites. Frost sensitive. Height range 10 to 25m.

Grows well in any moist situation. Frost sensitive. Height range 3 to 8m.

Prefers permanently moist areas. Frost sensitive. Height range 5 to 20m.

Good for swampy areas. Height to 20m.

Hardy once established. Fruits edible. Height to 10m.

Grows well on a variety of sites. Frost tolerant. Height range 3 to 12m.

Fruits edible. Height range 4 to 12m.

Often slow growing when young but very hardy once established. Height range 15 to 40m.

Frost tolerant. Height range 20 to 35m.

Fast growing, hardy. Height to 12m.

Prefers sheltered sites. Height range 15 to 30m.

Height range 5 to 15m.

Generally slow growing. Height range 5 to 10m.

Grows in any moist situation, reshoots after frost. Frost tolerant. Height to 12m.

Good for sandy/swampy areas. Very slow growing. Height range 6 to 18m.

Fast growing. Height to 30m.

Fast growing, frost sensitive. Height range 15 to 40m.

Grows well on a variety of different sites. Good for swampy areas. Frost tolerant.Important species for bank stabilisation. Height to 5m.

Fast growing. Frost sensitive. Important species for bank stabilisation. Height to 25m.

Grows in any moist situation. Frost tolerant Important species for bank stabilisation. Height to 10m.

Hardy and fast growing on a range of sites. Fruits edible. Height range 10 to 25m

Fast growing, frost tolerant. Grows well on a variety of different sites. Height to 8m.

Height range 15 to 20m.

Adaptable, fast growing, frost tolerant. Height range 10 to 15m.

Suits swampy sites. Frost sensitive. Height range 3 to 8m.

Frost tolerant. Height range 6 to 20m.

Pioneer species. Height to 6m.

Pioneer species. Height range 5 to 10m.

Suitable for swampy areas. Height to 20m.

Fast growing, frost tolerant. Height to 18m.

Grows well in any moist situation. Height to 30m.Fast growing pioneer species. Frost sensitive. Height range 8 to 15m.

Adaptable species. Height to 20m.

Fast growing, pioneer species. Frost tolerant. Height to 10m.

Frost sensitive. Height range 3 to 6m.

Frost tolerant. Height range 5 to 8m.

Frost tolerant. Height range 5 to 8m.

Grows in any moist situation. Slow growing. Fruits edible. Height range 4 to 15m.

Frost tolerant. Fruits edible (suitable for jam). Height range 3 to 8m.

Frost tolerant. Height to 25m.

Tolerates sun at an early age. Frost sensitive. Fruits edible. Important species for bank stabilisation.Height range 6 to 20m.

Frost tolerant. Fruits edible. Height to 30m.

Prefers granite/metamorphic derived soils. Frost tolerant. Height to 10m.

Important species for bank stabilisation. Height range 12 to 20m.

Notes:

1. This is a generalspecies list for the WetTropics. Information onadditional species for apar ticular site should besought from the contactsprovided on the leafletentitled ‘Guidelines forR e v e g e t a t i n gStreambanks’.

2. A range of heights hasbeen given in most cases.The maximum heightattained will vary with thesite conditions. In general,sites with deep fertile soilsin areas of high rainfall canexpect taller trees.

Legend:

Catchment Location(altitudinal ranges)C.L. - Coastal Lowlands

- less than 40mF - Foothills

- 40m up to 400mU - Uplands

- 400m up to 800m

Planting Location on BankW.E. - Waters EdgeM.B.- Mid BankH.B. - High Bank

Useful further reading on plantings on streambanks and species:

‘Repairing the Rainforest. Theory and Practice of Rainforest Re-establishmentin North Queensland’s Wet Tropics’ by Dr S. Goosem and N. I. J. Tucker(1995). Wet Tropics Management Authority.‘Streambank Revegetation Handbook (Wet Tropical Coast)’ by JohnstoneCollege of TAFE. Johnstone Region Landcare Group Inc. (1992)

For species and habitat notes:

‘Australian Rainforest Plants.’ Volumes 1 to 4. Nan and Hugh Nicholson.‘Australian Tropical Plants’ Volume1 CD ROM Version. Zodiac Publications‘Growing Australian Tropical Plants.’ Peter and Ann Radke, Garry and NadaSankowsky. ‘North Queensland Native Plants.’ Tablelands Branch of the Society forGrowing Australian Plants.‘Trees and Shrubs 1995’ DPI Forestry Queensland.

Timber potential:

‘Building Timbers. Properties and Recommendations for their use inQueensland.’ by W.J. Smith, W.T. Kynaston, M.L. Cause and J.G. GrimmettQueensland Forest Service Technical Pamphlet No. 1

Acknowledgements

This species list has been adapted from the riparian list developed by NigelTucker and Steve Goosem. Assistance with additional information has beenprovided by Nigel Tucker (Lake Eacham Nursery) and Max Bell (Wet TropicsTree Planting Scheme, Hinchinbrook Shire).

These information sheets were compiledby Robyn Bell for the Johnstone RiverCatchment Management Association Inc.They have been produced as part of theRehabilitation and Management ofRiparian Lands Program managed by theLand and Water Resources Research andDevelopment Corporation with financialassistance for publishing from Bushcare,a program of the Natural Heritage Trust.