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Rare or threatened plants of Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area

Total number of species: 139

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum excelsum NT NTQ 5 2 05/12/2022
land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum ilicifolium holly-leaved graptophyllum V V NTQ 2 1 25/11/2022
land plants Achariaceae Ryparosa kurrangii NT NTQ 72 20 21/02/2023
land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides E NTQ 17 15 15/05/2024
land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne hirsuta NT NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
land plants Annonaceae Xylopia monosperma C E NTQ 2 2 28/07/2021
land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera dumicola NT NTQ 2 2 25/11/2022
land plants Apocynaceae Hoya macgillivrayi red hoya NT NTQ 2 2 26/06/2024
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia brevifolia V V NTQ 2 2 25/11/2022
land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum rupicola E E NTQ 1 1 10/02/2020
land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton prolifer E E NTQ I 2 2 31/07/2024
land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum bractescens NT NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V NTQ 26 16 27/01/2021
land plants Arecaceae Livistona concinna NT NTQ 5 3 11/11/2025
land plants Arecaceae Livistona drudei Halifax fan palm E NTQ 9 4 21/07/2023
land plants Arecaceae Wodyetia bifurcata foxtail palm NT NTQ 2 2 05/12/2023
land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum iridescens V NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia orthochaeta V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus eriocephalus V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea major NT NTQ 11 10 28/02/2023
land plants Asteraceae Tetramolopium ornans V NTQ 2 2 21/03/2024
land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone spathacea NT NTQ I 2 2 25/11/2022
land plants Brownlowiaceae Berrya rotundifolia E NTQ 6 6 10/03/2023
land plants Brownlowiaceae Brownlowia argentata NT NTQ 7 7 20/01/2022
land plants Burseraceae Canarium acutifolium var. acutifolium V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Byttneriaceae Androcalva perkinsiana C CE NTQ 4 3 25/08/2025
land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia membranacea NT NTQ 6 1 20/01/2022
land plants Capparaceae Capparis batianoffii V NTQ 3 3 25/11/2022
land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina filidens Mt. Beerwah she-oak E NTQ 1 0 01/03/1993
land plants Combretaceae Dansiea elliptica NT NTQ 5 4 25/11/2022
land plants Combretaceae Dansiea grandiflora V NTQ 2 2 11/08/2023
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea imperati V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Costaceae Cheilocostus potierae E NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Cunoniaceae Ceratopetalum macrophyllum NT NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas megacarpa E E NTQ 10 3 05/12/2022
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas ophiolitica Marlborough blue E E NTQ 9 8 14/02/2023
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas silvestris V V NTQ 7 7 05/12/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis vagans E NTQ I 2 0 19/04/1999
land plants Droseraceae Drosera adelae NT NTQ I 8 5 04/02/2022
land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya pedicellata NT NTQ 4 2 20/11/2023
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton magneticus E NTQ 21 19 14/03/2023
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia obliqua C V NTQ 23 22 04/12/2024
land plants Euphorbiaceae Omphalea celata V V NTQ 3 2 25/11/2022
land plants Hamamelidaceae Noahdendron nicholasii E NTQ 6 6 23/08/2024
land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia castrisinensis NT NTQ 11 10 20/01/2022
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra anthropophagorum V NTQ 1 1 17/06/2025
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra grayi V NTQ 2 2 25/11/2022
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra microneura NT NTQ 10 8 31/07/2024
land plants Leguminosae Acacia homaloclada V NTQ 8 8 25/11/2022
land plants Leguminosae Acacia hylonoma V NTQ 2 2 11/11/2025
land plants Leguminosae Acacia solenota E NTQ 8 8 17/09/2024
land plants Leguminosae Archidendron kanisii V NTQ 8 6 15/07/2025
land plants Leguminosae Austrocallerya pilipes NT NTQ 1 1 29/06/2023
land plants Leguminosae Dioclea hexandra E NTQ 4 3 21/02/2023
land plants Leguminosae Heliodendron xanthoxylon yellow siris NT NTQ 4 4 23/08/2022
land plants Leguminosae Senegalia albizioides NT NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
land plants Leguminosae Senegalia kerrii V NTQ 2 0 17/06/2011
land plants Leguminosae Strongylodon lucidus NT NTQ 3 3 20/01/2022
land plants Loranthaceae Dactyliophora novae-guineae NT NTQ 6 5 02/03/2023
land plants Lycopodiaceae Huperzia serrata PE EX NTQ 1 0 16/03/2010
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides V NTQ 1 0 18/10/2001
land plants Malpighiaceae Tristellateia australasiae NT NTQ 10 10 23/05/2024
land plants Meliaceae Aglaia argentea silver boodyarra V NTQ 2 0 01/05/1997
land plants Menispermaceae Carronia pedicellata E E NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma pringlei V NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia hughesii CR NTQ 4 2 15/07/2025
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia xanthope Glen Geddes bloodwood V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus raveretiana black ironbox V V NTQ 5 5 15/03/2024
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia arenaria E NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia dumicola rib-fruited malletwood E NTQ 1 0 21/05/2015
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia pauciovulata CR NTQ 5 5 20/01/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE NTQ 1 0 18/08/1993
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia sessiliflora E NTQ 15 9 25/11/2025
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia spongiosa CR NTQ 7 6 05/12/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus effusa E NTQ 4 4 26/03/2025
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus pervagata E NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Ristantia pachysperma yellow penda CR NTQ 5 2 31/05/2025
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium macilwraithianum V NTQ 1 1 14/06/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon arenarius NT NTQ 1 1 11/11/2019
land plants Nepenthaceae Nepenthes mirabilis (Bramston Beach) E NTQ 2 1 25/11/2022
land plants Olacaceae Anacolosa australis NT NTQ 2 2 11/08/2025
land plants Orchidaceae Aphyllorchis anomala NT NTQ 1 1 28/11/2017
land plants Orchidaceae Aphyllorchis queenslandica NT NTQ 2 2 06/08/2015
land plants Orchidaceae Bogoria matutina V NTQ 1 0 10/11/2007
land plants Orchidaceae Corunastylis tecta Cardwell midge orchid E E NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022
land plants Orchidaceae Corybas cerasinus NT NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V NTQ 12 9 26/02/2024
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium johannis brown antelope orchid V V NTQ 2 1 23/07/2021
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium x superbiens V NTQ 2 2 17/11/2023
land plants Orchidaceae Didymoplexis pallens crystal bells NT NTQ 1 1 11/11/2015
land plants Orchidaceae Diuris curta E NTQ 3 3 19/08/2022
land plants Orchidaceae Eulophia zollingeri E NTQ 1 1 02/10/2015
land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis rumphii NT NTQ 2 2 15/07/2024
land plants Orchidaceae Peristylus banfieldii E NTQ 1 1 19/10/2016
land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis paulinae NT NTQ 1 1 23/09/2020
land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis plicata New Guinea ground orchid V NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022
land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia marginata E NTQ 3 3 25/11/2022
land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia percostata V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Phyllanthaceae Margaritaria indica NT NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
land plants Picrodendraceae Sankowskya stipularis E E NTQ 1 1 28/05/2018
land plants Piperaceae Piper mestonii long pepper NT NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Poaceae Aristida granitica E E NTQ 4 4 19/05/2023
land plants Poaceae Dichanthium setosum C V NTQ 4 0 21/04/2004
land plants Poaceae Germainia capitata V V NTQ I 1 1 20/01/2022
land plants Poaceae Isachne sharpii E NTQ I 2 2 09/11/2021
land plants Poaceae Lepturus geminatus NT NTQ 5 4 15/12/2023
land plants Poaceae Paspalum batianoffii PE EX NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma oblongatum V V NTQ 28 18 25/11/2022
land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma praecelsum V NTQ 14 12 01/03/2023
land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum membranifolium pimple fern NT NTQ 1 0 15/09/2010
land plants Proteaceae Austromuellera trinervia NT NTQ 6 5 10/01/2023
land plants Proteaceae Banksia plagiocarpa V NTQ 16 11 12/09/2025
land plants Proteaceae Buckinghamia ferruginiflora V NTQ 4 4 25/11/2022
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea venusta grevillea E NTQ 2 0 29/05/1997
land plants Proteaceae Megahertzia amplexicaulis NT NTQ 6 6 26/05/2023
land plants Proteaceae Stenocarpus cryptocarpus giant-leaved stenocarpus NT NTQ 3 3 19/02/2024
land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum costatum V V NTQ 1 1 16/07/2010
land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia actinocarpa E E NTQ 20 16 31/05/2025
land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ 40 10 18/07/2024
land plants Rubiaceae Randia audasii NT NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022
land plants Rubiaceae Uncaria cordata var. cordata E NTQ 1 1 09/04/2025
land plants Rutaceae Euodia hylandii V NTQ 17 16 21/12/2022
land plants Rutaceae Euodia pubifolia E NTQ 12 11 21/12/2022
land plants Rutaceae Medicosma obovata V V NTQ 1 1 24/07/2024
land plants Salicaceae Xylosma ovata NT NTQ 51 22 25/11/2022
land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis shirleyana wedge-leaf tuckeroo V V NTQ 10 0 19/04/1999
land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis harpullioides NT NTQ 2 2 21/05/2024
land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema hirsuta NT NTQ 5 4 25/11/2022
land plants Sapindaceae Toechima pterocarpum orange tamarind E E NTQ 7 4 31/10/2024
land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera baileyana NT NTQ 12 11 17/09/2024
land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera bidwillii V V NTQ 3 2 25/11/2022
land plants Solanaceae Solanum graniticum granite nightshade E E NTQ 5 5 25/11/2022
land plants Solanaceae Solanum sporadotrichum NT NTQ 14 10 20/01/2022
land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus hygrophilus V NTQ 2 2 25/11/2022
land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia sp. (McIvor River J.R.Clarkson 5201) E NTQ 2 2 03/10/2023
land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia tryonii NT NTQ 4 4 25/11/2022
land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton compactus NT NTQ 21 16 16/07/2024
land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea approximans E NTQ 2 2 23/09/2020
land plants Winteraceae Bubbia queenslandiana subsp. queenslandiana E NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

Reports and statistics displayed on WetlandInfo use a subset of the sighting records that are not classed as erroneous or duplicate, that have a location precision equal to or less than 10,000 metres, and do not have a count of zero.

A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.

The WildNet dataset is constantly being enhanced and the taxonomic and status information revised.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Rare or threatened plants of Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=world-heritage-area-great-barrier-reef&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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