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June 2018 Number 180 Inside this Issue... Excursion Report - April 2018 Emerald Creek Falls...............................1 Introduction.................................... 1 Geology...........................................2 Plants observed at Emerald Creek Falls................................................. 2 Articles of interest................................ 6 Beating around the bush................6 The Townsville Mystery Tree...........6 Flowering in June............................6 Innisfail Branch..................................... 7 Townsville Branch.................................7 Tablelands Branch.................................7 Cairns Branch - Next Meeting...............7 Society for Growing Australian Plants, Inc. Cairns Branch. www.sgapcairns.org.au [email protected] 2018-2019 COMMITTEE President: Tony Roberts Vice President: Pauline Lawie Secretary: Sandy Perkins ([email protected] ) Treasurer: Val Carnie Newsletter: Stuart Worboys ([email protected] ) Webmaster: Tony Roberts Excursion Report - April 2018 Emerald Creek Falls Rob Jago Introduction The attached plant list was compiled from notes taken on a visit to Emerald Creek Falls with the Cairns Branch of the Society for Growing Australian Plants on the 21 April 2007 and 20 May 2018. Names of families and species are as recognized by the Queensland Herbarium in the 2017 Census of Queensland Plants. The list covers all plants observed in the gallery rainforest along the creek adjacent to the car park and the adjacent open forest along the track to the top of the falls. The gallery forest along the creek contains as dominant species Melaleuca viminalis, Callitris intratropica, Melaleuca leucadendra, Tristaniopsis exiliiflora, Banksia aquilona and Bursaria tenuifolia with the open forest adjacent to the track to the falls mainly dominated by Eucalyptus leptophleba and Eucalyptus granitica. Two plant families in particular have been overlooked namely the Fabaceae and the Poaceae. Further visits and collection of specimens for identification would be necessary for these difficult to identify in the field families.
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June 2018 Number 180
Inside this Issue...Excursion Report - April 2018Emerald Creek Falls...............................1
Introduction....................................1Geology...........................................2Plants observed at Emerald Creek Falls.................................................2
Articles of interest................................6Beating around the bush................6The Townsville Mystery Tree...........6Flowering in June............................6
Innisfail Branch.....................................7Townsville Branch.................................7Tablelands Branch.................................7Cairns Branch - Next Meeting...............7
Society for Growing Australian Plants, Inc. Cairns Branch.
2018-2019 COMMITTEE
President: Tony RobertsVice President: Pauline LawieSecretary: Sandy Perkins ([email protected])Treasurer: Val CarnieNewsletter: Stuart Worboys ([email protected])Webmaster: Tony Roberts
Excursion Report - April 2018Emerald Creek Falls
Rob Jago
IntroductionThe attached plant list was compiled from notes taken on a visit to Emerald Creek Falls with the Cairns Branch of the Society for GrowingAustralian Plants on the 21 April 2007 and 20 May 2018. Names of families and species are as recognized by the Queensland Herbarium in the 2017 Census of Queensland Plants. The list covers all plants observed in the gallery rainforest along the creek adjacent to the car park and the adjacent open forest along the track to the top of the falls.
The gallery forest along the creek contains as dominant species Melaleuca viminalis, Callitris intratropica, Melaleuca leucadendra, Tristaniopsis exiliiflora, Banksia aquilona and Bursaria tenuifolia with the open forest adjacent to the track to the falls mainly dominated by Eucalyptus leptophleba and Eucalyptus granitica.
Two plant families in particular have been overlooked namely the Fabaceae and the Poaceae. Further visits and collection of specimens for identification would be necessary for these difficult to identify in the field families.
Geology
The substrate and outcrops adjacent to the falls are composed of Tinaroo Granite (280-270 million years of age) with the face of the falls composed of a fine grained aplite dyke, which wasprobably injected around the later stages of the solidification of the Tinaroo Granite.
Ref: Willmott, W.(2009) Rocks and landscapes of the National Parks of North Queensland.
Plants observed at Emerald Creek FallsPlant names in bold were supplied by Tablelands Branch.
FERNS & ALLIES
ADIANTACEAECheilanthes brownii
Resurrection FernCheilanthes nitida
DAVALLIACEAEDavallia denticulata
GLEICHENIACEAEDicranopteris linearis var.
linearisSticherus flabellatus var.
flabellatus Umbrella Fern
LYCOPODIACEAELycopodiella cernua
Queensland Coral Fern
POLYPODIACEAEDrynaria rigidula Basket Fern
PSILOTACEAEPsilotum nudum Skeleton
Fork Fern
SCHIZAEACEAELygodium microphyllum
Climbing Maidenhair
SELAGINELLACEAESelaginella ciliaris Spike Moss
GYMNOSPERMS
CUPRESSACEAECallitris intratropica Cypress
Pine
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Emerald Creek Falls, 21 April 2007 (R.L. Jago)
FLOWERING PLANTS-DICOTYLEDONS
ACANTHACEAEPseuderanthemum variabile
Pastel FlowerRostellularia adscendens var.
hispida Rostellularia
ANACARDIACEAEBlepharocarya involucrigera
Rose ButternutEuroschinus falcatus var.
angustifolius Blush CudgeriePleiogynium timorense
Burdekin Plum
APIACEAECentella asiatica PennywortPlatysace valida
APOCYNACEAEAlstonia muelleriana Hard
MilkwoodAlyxia spicata Chain Fruit* Asclepias curassavica Red-
headed Cottonbush
Hoya australis subsp. australis Wax Flower
Hoya australis subsp. tenuipes Rainforest Wax Flower
Parsonsia latifolia Milky Silkpod
Parsonsia longipetiolata Green-leaved Silkpod
Parsonsia velutina Velvet Silkpod
AQUIFOLIACEAEIlex arnhemensis subsp.
ferdinandi Northern Holly
ARALIACEAEHydrocotyle grammatocarpaPolyscias australiana Ivory
BasswoodSchefflera actinophylla
Umbrella Tree
ASTERACEAEAcmella grandiflora var.
brachyglossaApowollastonia spilanthoides* Crassocephalum crepidioides
ThickheadCyanthillium cinereum Purple
FleabanePeripleura diffusaPhacellothrix cladochaeta
* Praxelis clematidea PraxelisPterocaulon ciliosumPterocaulon serrulatum var.
serrulatum* Tridax procumbens Tridax
Daisy
BIGNONIACEAEDolichandrone heterophyllaPandorea pandorana Wonga
Vine
BURSERACEAECanarium australianum var.
australianum Scrub Turpentine
BYBLIDACEAEByblis liniflora
BYTTNERIACEAESeringia lanceolata
CAMPANULACEAELobelia leucotosWahlenbergia caryophylloides
Bluebell
CARYOPHYLLACEAE* Drymaria cordata subsp.
cordata Tropical ChickweedPolycarpaea spirostylis
CASUARINACEAEAllocasuarina torulosa Rose
She OakCasuarina cunninghamiana
River She Oak
CELASTRACEAEDenhamia disperma
OrangebarkElaeodendron melanocarpum
Black Olive Plum
CUNONIACEAEPullea stutzeri Hard Alder
DILLENIACEAEHibbertia longifolia Arsenic
Plant
EUPHORBIACEAEAlchornea thozetianaBertya polystigmaMallotus polyadenos Kamala
FABACEAECajanus acutifolius Native
Pigeon PeaCajanus reticulatusCrotalaria aridicola subsp.
glabrataCrotalaria brevisCrotalaria calycina* Crotalaria lanceolata subsp.
lanceolataCrotalaria montana var.
angustifoliaDerris sp. (Daintree D. E.
Boyland + 469)Erythrina vespertilio Bat's
Wing Coral TreeIndigofera linifoliaIndigofera linnaeiIndigofera pratensis
Jacksonia thesioides Broombrush
Rhynchosia minima var. minima Rhynchosia
* Stylostanthes humilis Townsville Stylo
Tephrosia astragaloides
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Indigofera pratensis
Asclepias curassavica
Phacellothrix cladochaeta
Tephrosia filipes var. filipesUraria pictaZornia muriculata subsp
muriculata
FLACOURTIACEAEScolopia braunii Flintwood
HALORAGACEAEGonocarpus acanthocarpus
LAMIACEAEClerodendrum longiflorum var.
glabrum Witches TonguesPlectranthus mirus
Plectranthus
LAURACEAECassytha filiformis Dodder
Laurel
LECYTHIDACEAEPlanchonia careya Cocky
Apple
LOGANIACEAEGeniostoma rupestre var.
australianumMitrasacme connataMitrasacme nummularia
LORANTHACEAEDendrophtoe glabrescens
Mistletoe
MALVACEAEAbelmoschus moschatus subsp
tuberosusHibiscus meraukensis
Merauke HibiscusHibiscus normanii* Urena lobata Urena Burr
MELASTOMATACEAEMelastoma malabathricum var.
malabathricum Melastoma
MIMOSACEAEAcacia aulacocarpa Hickory
WattleAcacia calyculataAcacia flavescens Red WattleAcacia melanoxylon
BlackwoodAcacia simsiiAcacia umbellataAcacia whiteiVachellia bidwillii
MORACEAEFicus congesta var. congesta
Red Leaf FigFicus rubiginosa forma
rubiginosa Port Jackson Fig
MYRSINACEAELysimachia ovalisMyrsine porosa Northern
MuttonwoodMyrsine subsessilis subsp.
cryptostemon
MYRTACEAECorymbia citriodora Lemon
Scented GumCorymbia clarksoniana
Clarkson's BloodwoodCorymbia dallachiana
Dallachy's GumCorymbia erythrophloiaEucalyptus granitica Granite
IronbarkEucalyptus leptophleba Red
Molloy BoxEucalyptus platyphylla Poplar
GumEucalyptus portuensis
Northern WhiteEucalyptus tereticornis Forest
Red GumLophostemon grandiflorus
Northern Swamp BoxMelaleuca leucadendra Tea
TreeMelaleuca nervosa subsp.
nervosaMelaleuca viminalis Red
BottlebrushMelaleuca viridiflora var.
viridiflora Broad-leaf Tea TreeSyzygium australe Creek
LillypillyTristaniopsis exiliflora Kanuka
Box
OLEACEAEChionanthus ramiflora Native
OliveLigustrum australianum
ONAGRACEAELudwigia octovalvis Willow
Primrose
OROBANCHACEAEBuchnera linearis
PHYLLANTHACEAEBreynia cernua Fart TreeCleistanthus semiopacus Rusty
CleistanthusGlochidion harveyanum var.
harveyanum Harvey's Buttonwood
Phyllanthus carpentariaePhyllanthus fuernrohriiPhyllanthus virgatus
PITTOSPORACEAEBursaria incana Prickly PineBursaria tenuifolia Sweet
BlackthornPittosporum venulosum Brown
Pittosporum
POLYGALACEAE* Polygala paniculata Island
Snakeroot
POLYGONACEAEPersicaria subsessilis Hairy
Knotweed
PROTEACEAEBanksia aquilona Honeysuckle
Silky OakGrevillea glauca Clothes Peg
GrevilleaGrevillea parallela
Hakea persiehanaHelicia australasica Creek
Silky OakPersoonia falcata Northern
GeebungStenocarpus sinnatus Wheel-
of-fire TreeXylomelum scottianum Woody
Pear
PUTRANJIVACEAEDrypetes deplanchei Grey
Boxwood
RHAMNACEAEAlphitonia excelsa Red Ash
RUBIACEAEAtractocarpus fitzalanii subsp
fitzalanii Brown GardeniaCoelospermum reticulatumPsychotria fitzalaniiSpermacoce brachystemaTimonius timon var. timon
Timonius
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Grevillea parallela
SANTALACEAEExocarpos latifolius Santalum lanceolatum
SAPINDACEAEDodonaea lanceolata var.
subsessilifolia Hop BushGuioa acutifolia Glossy
TamarindJagera pseudorhus var.
pseudorhus Foambark
SAPOTACEAESersalisia sericea
SPARRMANNIACEAEGrewia retusifolia
SYMPLOCACEAESymplocos puberula White
Hazelwood
THYMELAEACEAEPimelea confertifloraWikstroemia indica Tie Bush
URTICACEAEPipturus argenteus Native
Mulberry
VERBENACEAE* Lantana camara Lantana
VIOLACEAEAfrohybanthus enneaspermus
Spade Flower
Afrohybanthus stellarioides
VITACEAECayratia trifolia
FLOWERING PLANTS-MONOCOTYLEDONS
ARACEAE* Colocasia esculenta Taro
ARECACEAE
Oraniopsis appendiculata Rainforest Coconut
COLCHICACEAEIphigenia indicaSchelhammera multiflora
COMMELINACEAECartonema spicatumCommelina ensifolia Sailor's
PurseMurdannia graminea Grass
Lily
CYPERACEAECarex maculataCyperus aquatilisCyperus polystachyos subsp.
polystachosFimbristylis dichotoma
Common FingerrushGahnia asperaIsolepis inundata Swamp Club
RushRhynchospora leaeScleria mackaviensis
DIOSCOREACEAEDioscorea bulbifera Cheeky
Yam
ERIOCAULACEAEEriocaulon australe
HAEMODORACEAEHaemodorum coccineum Blood
Lily
HEMEROCALLIDACEAEDianella caerulea var. vannata
Blue Flax LilyGeitonoplesium cymosum
JOHNSONIACEAETricoryne anceps subsp. anceps
JUNCACEAEJuncus usitatus
LAXMANNIACEAELomandra hystrix Creek
MatrushLomandra multiflora Many-
flowered Matrush
ORCHIDACEAEDendrobium canaliculatum
PANDANACEAEFreycinetia scandensPandanus cookii Cook's
Pandan
POACEAE
Aristida latifolia Feather Top Wiregrass
Arundinella setosaCapillipedium spicigerum
Scented Top GrassChrysopogon filipes Australian
VetiveriaCleistochloa subjunceaCymbopogon queenslandicus* Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Coast Button GrassEctrosia nervilemmaEntolasia stricta Wiry PanicEragrostis brownii Brown's
LovegrassEriachne ciliata Slender
WanderrieEriachne pallescens var.
pallescensHeteropogon contortus Bunch
Spear GrassHeteropogon triticeus Giant
Spear Grass* Melinis repens Red Natal
GrassMnesithea rottboellioidesOplismenus aemulusPanicum mitchellii* Paspalum conjugatum Sour
Grass* Paspalum paniculatum
Russell River GrassPogonantherum crinitumPseudopogonatherum
contortumSacciolepis indica Sarga plumosum Plume
SorghumSchizachyrium fragile Fire
GrassSchizachyrium pseudeulalia* Setaria pumila subsp.
subtesselata Pale Pigeon Grass* Sporobolus jacquemontii * Themeda quadrivalvis
Grader GrassThemeda triandra Kangaroo
GrassTripogon loliiformis
SMILACEAESmilax australis Sarsaparilla
Vine
TACCACEAETacca leontopetaloides Native
Arrowroot
XANTHORRHOEACEAEXanthorrhoea johnsonii Forest
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Afrohybanthus enneaspermus
Articles of interestBeating around the bushRecently, the excellent and informative website "The Conversation" has commenced a series of profiles of Australian native plants, under the heading "Beating around the Bush". The first of these discusses the Bunya Pine (https://theconversation.com/bunya-pines-are-ancient-delicious-and-possibly-deadly-96003), a more recent article illustrates the sandpaper figs of southeast Queensland and their pollinating waspos (https://theconversation.com/sandpaper-figs-make-food-fire-medicine-and-a-cosy-home-for-wasps-96404).
The Townsville Mystery TreeYou've no doubt all heard of the TownsvilleMystery Tree, discovered by SGAP's JohnElliot near the peak of Mt Stuart. The tree,clearly a Myrtaceae, was named Backhousiatetraptera, in recognition of its unique four-winged fruits. Read about its discovery on theTownsville SGAP website:sgaptownsville.org.au/Mystery-Tree.html.
The most recent newsletter from TownsvilleBranch reports the discovery of a newoccurrence of the plant, on Leichhardt Creekin Clemant State Forest, to the north of thecity. Cameron Atkinson discovered the treewhilst out bushwalking. We don't yet haveany samples of the tree, but his excellentphotos (right) leave little doubt that the known range of the species has grown significantly.
Flowering in June
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Backhousia tetraptera growing on Leichhardt Creek, north of Townsville.
Pimelea sericostachya
Claoxylon hillii
Grevillea glossadenia
Innisfail Branch Townsville Branch Tablelands BranchMeetings at 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at 1 Stitt Street, Innisfail.
Contact: [email protected]
Meetings at 8 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month, February to November, in Annandale Community Centre.
Excursions the following Sunday.
Contact: johnelliott@ sgaptownsville.org.au
www.sgaptownsville.org.au
Meetings on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Excursion the following Sunday.
Contact: Chris Jaminon on 4091 4565 or email [email protected]
Cairns Branch - Next MeetingSunday 17 March 2018: After some debate, Ivan Evans Walk, located in Toogood Road, Bayview Heights, has been selected as the venue for the next excursion. Meet at midday at the carpark near the western end of Toogood Road, which is also the northern starting point of the Ivan Evans Walk. We'll have lunch and a bit of a meeting before starting on our walk.
Bring insect repellent, sturdy walking shoes and water for the walk.
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