LOWLAND FLOODPLAIN RAINFOREST SPECIES OF ASH ISLAND* * This list comprises plants that were recorded on Ash Island by Helena Scott in 1862, plus those found by National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1993.

FAMILY BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME

Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum Lantern Bush

Fabaceae Acacia floribunda Sunshine Wattle Fabaceae Acacia implexa Hickory Wattle Fabaceae Acacia maidenii Maidens Wattle Myrtaceae Acmena smithii Lillypilly Rutaceae Acronychia oblongifolia Lemon Aspen Adiantaceae Adiantum aethiopicum Rough Maidenhair Adiantaceae Adiantum formosum Maidenhair Adiantaceae Adiantum hispidulum Rough Maidenhair Fern Sapindaceae Alectryon subcinereus Wild Quince Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina paludosa Swamp She-Oak Araceae Alocasia brisbanensis Cunjevoi Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa Red Ash Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulate Lesser Joyweed Amaranthaceae Amaranthus sp. Amaranth Loranthaceae Amyema sp. Mistletoe Loranthaceae Amyema congener Loranthaceae Amyema gaudichaudii Loranthaceae Amyema pendulum Cunoniaceae Aphanopetalum resinosum Gum Vine Anthericaceae Arthropodium sp. Vanilla Lily Aspleniaceae Asplenium australasicum Bird’s Nest Fern Aspleniaceae Asplenium flabellifolium Necklace Fern Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong Euphorbiaceae Breynia oblongifolia Coffee Bush Myrtaceae Callistemon salignus White Bottlebrush Convolvulaceae Calystegia marginata Rubiaceae Canthium coprosmoides Coast Canthium Capparaceae Capparis arborea Native Pomegranate Celastraceae Cassine australis Red Olive Plum Lauraceae Cassytha sp. Devils Twine Lauraceae Cassytha glabella Devils Twine Lauraceae Cassytha pubescens Devils Twine Casuarinaceae Casuarina glauca Swamp Oak Vitaceae Cayratia clematidea Slender Grape Celastraceae Celastrus australis Staff Climber Celastraceae Celastrus subspicata Large-leaved Staff Vine Apiaceae Centella asiatica Centella; Pennywort Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Rock Fern Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes distans Bristly Cloak Fern Vitaceae Cissus antarctica Water Vine Vitaceae Cissus hypoglauca Small-leaf Water Vine Vitaceae Cissus opaca Pepper Vine Pittosporaceae Citriobatus pauciflorus Orange Thorn Ranunculaceae Clematis aristata Old Mans Beard Verbenaceae Clerodendrum tomentosum Hairy Clerodendrum Commelinaceae Commelina cyanea Scurvy Weed Euphorbiaceae Croton verreauxii Native Cascarilla Lauraceae Cryptocarya glaucescens Jackwood Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides Tuckeroo Orchidaceae Cymbidium suave Snake Orchid Asclepiadaceae Cynanchum elegans White Cynanchum Cyperaceae Cyperus tetraphyllus

Davalliaceae Davallia solida var. pyxidata Hare’s Foot Fern Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides Orchidaceae Dendrobium aemulum Ironbark Orchid Orchidaceae Dendrobium linguiforme Tongue Orchid Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum Rock Lily Orchidaceae Dendrobium teretifolium Rat’s Tail Orchid Urticaceae Dendrocnide excelsa Giant Stinging Tree Urticaceae Dendrocnide photinophylla Stinging Tree Phormiaceae Dianella caerulea Paroo Lily Phormiaceae Dianella longifolia (syn.laevis) Flax Lily Conolvulaceae Dichondra sp. A Kidney Weed Conolvulaceae Dichondra repens Kidney Weed Ebanaceae Diospyros australis Native Persimmon Sapindaceae Dodonaea triquetra Hop Bush Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa ssp.

angustifolia Hop Bush Blechnaceae Doodia aspera Rasp Fern Blechnaceae Doodia caudata Sickle Fern Solonaceae Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Meliaceae Dysoxylum fraserianum Rosewood Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus Ash; Hard Quandong Sapindaceae Elattostachys xylocarpa White Tamarid Sapindaceae Elattostachys nervosa Beetroot Tree

Onagraceae Epilobium billardierianum Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum Eupomatiaceae Eupomatia laurina Bolwarra Luzuriagaceae Eustrephus latifolius Wombat Berry Moraceae Ficus obliqua Small-leaved Fig Moraceae Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay Fig Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson Fig Moraceae Ficus superba var. heneana Deciduous Fig Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica Whip Vine Rubiaceae Galium sp. (propinquum?) Maori Bedstraw Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia (syn. latifolia) Narrow-leaved Wilga Luzuriagaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum Scrambling Lily Geraniaceae Geranium homeanum Geranium Euphorbiaceae Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree Fabaceae Glycine clandestina Glycine Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus Native Rosella Dennstaedtiaceae Hypolepis rugosula Ruddy Ground Fern Fabaceae Indigofera australis Australian Indigo Oleaceae Jasminum volubile Stiff Jasmine Fabaceae Kennedia rubicunda Dusky Coral Pea Arecaceae Livistonia australis Cabbage Tree Palm Lobeliaceae Lobelia anceps (syn.alata) Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata Moraceae Maclura cochinchinensis Cockspur Thorn Asclepiadaceae Marsdenia suaveolens Scented Marsdenia Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia Snow in Summer; Myrtaceae Melaleuca styphelioides Prickly Tea Tree Meliaceae Melia azedarach White Cedar Rutaceae Melicope micrococca Doughwood Poaceae Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass Poaceae Microlaena stipoides var.

stipoides Scrophulariaceae Mimulus repens Creeping Monkey-flower Rubiaceae Morinda jasminoides Sweet Morinda Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia adpressa Climbing Lignum

Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia gracillima Slender Lignum Myoporaceae Myoporum acuminatum Boobialla Oleaceae Notelaea longifolia Mock Olive Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes sp. (?erecta) Barbwire Weed Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes diffusa Barbwire Weed Oleaceae Olea paniculata Native Olive

Omalanthus nutans Bleeding Heart Rubiaceae Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed Poaceae Oplismenus sp. Poaceae Oplismenus imbecillis Beadgrass Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana Wonga Vine Fabaceae Pararchidendron pruinosum

var pruinosum Snow-wood Urticaceae Parietaria debilis Native Pellitory Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea Common Silkpod Passifloraceae Passiflora herbertiana Native Passionfruit Sinopteridaceae Pellaea falcata Sickle Fern Peperomiaceae Peperomia leptostachya Peperomiaceae Peperomia tetraphylla Four-leafed Peperomia Pittosporaceae Pittosporum revolutum Roughfruit Pittosporum Pittosporaceae Pittosporum undulatum Mock Orange; Sweet Pittosporum Sapotaceae Planchonella australis Black Apple Polypodiaceae Platycerium bifurcatum Elkhorn Lamiaceae Plectranthus parviflorus Podocarpaceae Podocarpus elatus Plum Pine Araliaceae Polyscias elegans Celery Wood Lobeliaceae Pratia purpurascens Whiteroot Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile Pastel Flower Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium esculentum Bracken Pteridaceae Pteris tremula Soft Bracken Orchidaceae Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood Orchidaceae Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia rupestris Rock Felt Fern Ranunculaceae Ranunculus sessiflorus Buttercup Myrsinaceae Rapanea variabilis Mutton Wood Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus psidioides Native Guava Sapindaceae Rhysotoechia bifoliolata Twin-leaf Tuckeroo Ripogonaceae Ripogonum album White Supplejack Brassicaceae Rorippa gigantea Orchidaceae Sarcochilus falcatus Orange blossom Orchid Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia

(Endl) ssp. Simplicifolia Yellow Lilly Pilly Menispermaceae Sarcopetalum harveyanum Pearl Vine Flacourtiaceae Scolopia braunii Flintwood Cucurbitaceae Sicyos australis Solanaceae Solanum laciniatum Kangaroo Apple

Solanaceae Solanum pungetium Eastern Nightshade Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum Devil’s Needles Moraceae Streblus brunonianus Whalebone Fabaceae Swainsona galegifolia Smooth Darling Pea Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens Meliaceae Toona ciliata Red Cedar Araceae Typhonium eliosurum Native Arum Urticaceae Urtica incise Stinging Nettle Scrophulariaceae Veronica plebeia Creeping Speedwell Violaceae Viola hederacea ssp. Ivy-leaved Violet

Hederacea