Status
Source Description and ecology
Likelihood of occurrence
Common Name Scientific Name
NCA 1 EPBC 2
populations in central coastal and subcoastal Queensland, with a few populations located in central Queensland. The most northern populations are located 23 km southwest of Charters Towers and the most southern population occurs at Baralaba (Bostock and Holland, 2010; Queensland Herbarium, 2011). Cossinia australiana is shrub or small slender tree that grows to 7 m in height and 10 cm DBH, with a sparse crown and few branches (Reynolds, 1982). Cossinia australiana occurs from 20 to 520 m altitude. The species appears to prefer ecotonal situations around dry rainforest edges, although it also occurs as scattered individual plants within closed forest communities. It grows in araucarian microphyll vine forest and relict semi- evergreen vine thicket on a variety of soils, including red volcanic soil and black loam (Borsboom and Wang, 1997; Queensland Herbarium, 2012). Cossinia australiana is known from fragmented remnant patches of Araucarian vineforests or vine thickets on fertile soils in central and southern Queensland. The species' distribution is from Rockhampton to Kingaroy, east of the Great Dividing Range, a distance of approximately 300 km. At most sites it is recorded as uncommon, usually as scattered individuals (DSEWPC, 2012; Queensland Herbarium, 2012). Cupaniopsis shirleyana is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 6 m in height. Cupaniopsis shirleyana occurs at 20 to 550 m elevation. Recorded in a variety of rainforest types including vine thicket and dry rainforest. Occurs on hillsides, mountain tops, lower slopes of valleys, stream beds and along riverbanks. Grows in a variety of soil types (Queensland Herbarium, 2012). Cupaniopsis shirleyana is restricted to south east Queensland, from Brisbane, north to Bundaberg. Cupaniopsis shirleyana is known from It occurs in Pine Mountain Reserve, Mt Gravatt, Cold Creek State Forest and Miva State Forest (Queensland Herbarium, 2012). Cycas megacarpa is a small to medium sized cycad growing to 8m tall. It has an erect trunk, 8-14cm in diameter and a dense, rounded crown of leaves. Cycas megacarpa occurs in spotted gum ( Eucalyptus maculata ) and narrow-leaved ironbark ( Eucalyptus crebra ) woodland and open forest with a grassy understorey. It has also been recorded on rainforest margins. The species usually grows on hill tops and steep slopes. It is found on varying top soils; commonly sandy loams or shallow clay loams which are often stony. C. megacarpa occurs at altitudes of 40-600m above sea level.
Unlikely: 1 historical ALA record 2 km to the east of the Project area. There are no reliable recent records within 10 km of Project area. Therefore, the species is unlikely to be present.
E
E
PMST, ALA
Cossinia australiana
Cossinia
Unlikely: No records within 50 km of Project area therefore species is unlikely to be present
V
V
PMST
Cupaniopsis shirleyana
Wedge-leaf Tuckeroo
Known: Multiple confirmed records within Project area from field surveys
Cycas megacarpa E
E
PMST, ALA,
Cycad
WO (18)
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