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Lauraceae
The ANHAT database has 47052 records for 140 species and subspecies of
Lauraceae. No species of Lauraceae are considered extinct. This family of plants is
essentially restricted to eastern Australia.
Thirteen species account for approximately 50% of the total species records in
ANHAT (
Table 134). These species have over 600 records each, with Cassytha glabella having
over 4700 records.
Table 134 Lauraceae species which account for approximately 50% of the total
species records in ANHAT.
Species No. Records % Total Records
Litsea leefeana 628 1.33
Beilschmiedia obtusifolia 630 1.34
Cassytha capillaris 649 1.38
Cassytha peninsularis 659 1.40
Cryptocarya cunninghamii 808 1.72
Cryptocarya triplinervis 877 1.86
Neolitsea dealbata 1100 2.34
Litsea glutinosa 1532 3.26
Cassytha phaeolasia 1759 3.74
Cassytha filiformis 2602 5.53
Cassytha melantha 3006 6.39
Cassytha pubescens 4296 9.13
Cassytha glabella 4729 10.05
Total 23275 49.47
Ten species had 30 or fewer individual site records in the ANHAT database (
Table 135). Of these species, one species is classified as endangered under the EPBC
Act. All of these species are located in eastern Australia and all have ranges of less
than 1500 km 2 . Exclusion of these poorly recorded species eliminates 176 records.
Table 135 Lauraceae species with 30 or fewer individual site record sites in
ANHAT.
Species
No.
Records
% in
NRS Location
Veg
type
Area
km 2
EPBC
status
Cassytha pedicellosa 3 0.00 400 NL
Cryptocarya whiffiniana 8 50.00 300 NL
Cassytha aurea hirta 12 0.00 1100 NL
Cassytha paniculata 17 35.29 E 1300 NL
Endiandra cooperana 18 77.78 NE 500 EN
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