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

CH_WSF01COAST AND HINTERLAND RIPARIAN FLOODED GUM -BANGALOW WET FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis) – BangalowPalm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) riparian forest of coastal andhinterland floodplainsSTATEWIDE CLASS Wet Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast WetSclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_WSF01PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Flooded Gum moist open forest ofsheltered lower slopes and gullies in the Clarence and Bellinger Rivervalleys, NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW700-399)DescriptionA wet forest of riparian areas with a canopy usually dominated by Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis). Otherspecies of Eucalypt may be present in lower abundances or rarely as co-dominants including Turpentine(Syncarpia glomulifera), Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) and Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis). The mid layeris composed of a diverse array of species including Bangalow Palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana), ForestOak (Allocasuarina torulosa), Scentless Rosewood (Synoum glandulosum subsp. glandulosum), Forest Maple(Cryptocarya rigida), Tree Heath (Trochocarpa laurina), Black Wattle (Callicoma serratifolia), Wilkiea (Wilkieahuegeliana) and Banana Bush (Tabernaemontana pandacaqui). There are several epiphytes and climbers includingSmall Supplejack (Ripogonum fawcettianum), Elkhorn (Platycerium bifurcatum) and Layer Vine (Smilax australis).The ground layer consists of Pastel Flower (Pseuderanthemum variabile), Palm Lily (Cordyline stricta), GristleFern (Blechnum cartilagineum), Native Violet (Viola banksii) and Creeping Beard Grass (Oplismenus imbecillis).This community was recorded commonly along riparian areas and lower slopes on floodplains on the coastallowlands, foothill gullies and river flats throughout the study area. This community is common at very lowelevations (