Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
Class
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
Family
MYRTACEAE
Genus
Melaleuca
Species
bracteata
Fauna
False
Mapping

Common name
Black Tea Tree
Alternate name
River Tea Tree
Historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
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
Locally common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Restricted to riparian zones on alluviums
Known location
Albert R, Logan R, Pimpama R
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Banks of lake, river, stream, water course, levees: +/-permanent water, waterhole.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Freshwater Swamp
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Eucalyptus open forest, Eucalypt forest, Sclerophyll forest (wet or dry) or Stringybark
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
Tree
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations
Queensland Herbarium August 1999