Alternate name
Queensland Nut, Bush 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 drier rainforest on sub-coastal metasediments
Known location
Darlington Rg, Mt Stapylton, Mt Tamborine, Baker Ck Wongawallen, Guanaba
General ecology
Alluvial plain or flat, alluvium, flood plain.
Habitat comment
Insufficient data
Threats
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
Rainforest, Vine scrub, Vine forest, Closed forest, notophyll vine forest, mesophyll vine forest
Description
Tree 15-18 m high. Flowers; creamy pink to purplish in narrow racemes up to 25 cm long. August to October. Fruit; follicle, brown, globular, 2-3 cm diam. Edible kernel. January to April
Citations
Queensland Herbarium August 1999, Briggs and Leigh 1996, Stanley and Ross 1983-1989 2:15, Harden 2:66, Jones p49
