Status
Source Description and ecology
Likelihood of occurrence
Common Name Scientific Name
NCA 1 EPBC 2
Unlikely: No records within 50 km of Project area therefore species is unlikely to be present
V
NL
MPH
Parsonsia kroombitensis is a climber growing to 2 m high, or often in clumps suspended from rock crevices (Williams, 1996; Wang, 1998). Parsonsia kroombitensis occurs on escarpments at the edges of deep valleys, among outcrops of acidic volcanic rocks and on rocky brown loam, skeletal derived from sandstone. The species grows in low shrubby woodland and open shrublands and in lithophytic vegetation. Parsonsia kroombitensis is restricted to central east Queensland. The species is currently known from Kroombit Tops National Park (4 populations) and the Boyne Range State Forest (1 populations), both occurring south west of Gladstone, and Cania Gorge National Park, north west of Monto (Wang, 1998; Queensland Herbarium, 2010). Parsonsia larcomensis is a prostrate, creeping plant that grows to 5 m long, attached to rocks or soils by adventitious roots (Wang, 1998; Queensland Herbarium, 2011). Parsonsia larcomensis is recorded from 350 to 750 m elevation. It occurs in open heathland and shrubland at or near the summits of mountain peaks in shallow, loamy soils on cliffs or among outcrops of acid volcanic rocks and serpentinites. Associated species include; Lophostemon confertus , Acacia aulacocarpa and Jacksonia scoparia . At Mt Wheeler, it is associated with Eucalyptus fibrosa , Xanthorrhoea spp. and Pimelea leptospermoides . It has also been found growing within complex notophyll vine forest and riverine rainforest on granite, clay loam, dominated by Endiandra discolor with mid-dense rainforest understorey (Wang, 1998; Queensland Herbarium, 2011). Parsonsia larcomensis is restricted to central eastern Queensland, where it is confined to the Rockhampton - Mount Perry area (DSEWPC, 2008; Queensland Herbarium, 2011). Swamp-orchids are terrestrial and produce the largest flowers of any Australian orchid (Qld EPA & QPWS, 2006). The lesser Swamp-orchid ( Phaius australis ) has 4-8 large, pleated leaves (~70cm long and 3-10cm wide) with 1-2 flower spikes (70-110cm long) that have large (10-15cm across) red-brown flowers with yellow veins (National Herbarium of NSW, 2006). The species is endemic to Australia and occurs in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (Benwell, 1994b). The species is commonly associated with coastal heath/sedgeland wetlands, swampy grassland, or swampy forest where it is often restricted to the swamp-forest margins (NSW DECCW, 1998c).
Parsonsia kroombitensis
Kroombit Silkpod
Unlikely: No records within 50 km of Project area therefore species is unlikely to be present
V
V
MPH
Parsonsia lacromensis
Mt Larcom Silkpod
Unlikely: No records within 50 km of Project area therefore species is unlikely to be present
E
E
MPH
Phaius australis
Lesser Swamp Orchid
Wulguru Technical Services Pty Ltd – Heritage Minerals Upper Mundic Gully TSF – Fauna Survey Assessment Report 92
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