Common Name
Red Bopple Nut
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Historical abundance
Possibly more wide spread prior to European settlement
Local distribution
Restricted to rainforest on sub-coastal metasediments
Known location
Austinville, Tallebudgera Valley, Currumbin Valley, Cougall NP
General ecology
Slope or hill not specified
Habitat comment
Grows in basaltic derived soils
Threats
Forestry operations and land clearing for agriculture, and urban development, are the major threats to this species.
Management
Where ever possible field searches are required in an attempt to rediscover populations of this species in the field. Reservations of suitable populations should then be undertaken to maintain genetic diversity and species provenance and the species established in botanic gardens.
Community type
Eucalyptus open forest, Eucalypt forest, Sclerophyll forest (wet or dry) or Stringybark
Description
Tree to 12 m high. Flowers; purplish brown, strong sickly scent, racemes 15-35 cm long. September to October. Fruit; fleshy red follicle, oval 2-5 cm diam. Kernel is edible. September to January
Citations
Queensland Herbarium August 1999, Briggs and Leigh 1996, Stanley and Ross 1983-1989 2:13, Harden 2:65, Floyd p290
