Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHAROPHYTA
Class
EQUISETOPSIDA
Family
APOCYNACEAE
Genus
Ochrosia
Species
moorei
Has fauna
False
Mapping

Common Name
Southern Ochrosia
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
Endangered
NSW
Endangered
EPBC
Endangered
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
True
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Rare
Historical abundance
Insufficient data
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Restricted to high altitude rainforest on basalt
Known location
Lyrebird Ridge Rd
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Slope or hill not specified
Specific ecology
Habitat
Rainforest
Habitat comment
Insufficient data
Threats
No immediate threat to this species while within a National Park. Species found on private land or forestry reserves may be under threat
Management
Report any finds outside of National Parks to the Queensland Herbarium. Where ever possible protect the species from any indiscriminate disturbances.
Community type
Rainforest, Vine scrub, Vine forest, Closed forest, notophyll vine forest, mesophyll vine forest
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Tree
Description
Erect shrub to small tree to 9 m high. Flowers summer
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations
Queensland Herbarium August 1999, Briggs and Leigh 1996, Stanley and Ross 1983-1989 2:306, Harden 3:517