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
ULMACEAE
Genus
Celtis
Species
sinensis
Has fauna
False
Mapping

Common Name
Chinese Elm
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
Naturalised
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
True
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Known location
Scattered in bushland near urban areas
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
False
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Spread mainly by birds and water.
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Tree
Description
Large, semi-deciduous tree to 20m. Stems smooth, light grey with prominent lenticels (small corky spots).Leaves to 8cm long, dark green above, paler below. Upper leaf edge coarsely toothed, leaf bases uneven. Flowers tiny, greenish, in spring/summer. Fruit about 0.5cm, green ageing to orange/red in summer/autumn.
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
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