VOLUME 2: Vegetation Community Profiles - Coffs Harbour City ...

HINTERLAND WHITE BOOYONG FLOODPLAIN RAINFORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME White Booyong (Heritiera trifoliolata) – MaidensBlush (Sloanea australis) Subtropical Rainforest on floodplainsSTATEWIDE CLASS Rainforests – Subtropical Rainforest (Keith 2006)CH_RF09PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Maiden’s Blush – White Booyong –Yellow Pear Fruit subtropical rainforest with Bangalow Palm understoreyof the Coffs Coast, NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW700-445)CH_RF09DescriptionA subtropical rainforest community that is found in alluvial sediments along the floodplain of coastal creeks.The remaining remnants of this community are important examples of floodplain rainforest, much ofwhich has been lost to clearing. The main canopy species include Maiden’s Blush (Sloanea australis), WhiteBooyong (Heritiera trifoliolata), Bangalow Palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) and Pear-fruited Tamarind(Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis). Co-occurring species are Bolly Gum (Litsea reticulata), Oliver’s Sassafras(Cinnamomum oliveri), Jackwood (Cryptocarya glaucescens), Native Tamarind (Diploglottis cunninghamii) and avery occasional Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis). A diversity of other trees not recorded in floristic samplinginclude White Beech (Gmelina leichhardtii), Yellow Carabeen (Sloanea woollsii), Ringwood (Anetholea anisata),Blue Quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis) and Turnipwood (Akania bidwillii). Smaller trees include White Bolly Gum(Neolitsea dealbata), Creek Sandpaper Fig (Ficus coronata) and Native Gardenia (Atractocarpus benthamianus).Pothos (Pothos longipes) and (Microsorum scandens) can occur climbing on the smooth buttressed trunks ofrainforest trees. Shrubs include Walking Stick Palm (Linospadix monostachya), Brush Pepperbush (Tasmanniainsipida) and Hairy Pittosporum (Pittosporum revolutum). Vines include Pepper Vine (Piper hederaceum var.hederaceum), White Supple-jack (Ripogonum album), Embelia australiana and Burny Vine (Trophis scandens). Theground-layer includes Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum silvaticum), Strap Water Fern (Blechnum patersonii), Spiky MatRush (Lomandra hystrix) and Native Ginger (Alpinia caerulea).Restricted occurrences within the LGA on alluvial flats.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 43