Individuals ranged in height from 0.3 – 5.5 m tall, with multiple individuals noted with fruit. Health varied across the population. Some individuals presented healthy foliage and new growth, while others presented signs of chlorosis (yellowing) and/or insect herbivory. Multiple dead trunks believed to be C. megacarpa were noted amongst live individuals. The principal cause of the death of these plants was determined to be exposure from removal of canopy, and damage from excessively hot fires due to high fuel loads from exotic grasses that have colonised the site since after initial clearing in the early 1900s. The removal of the canopy species thought to be Eucalypt and Corymbia species and invasion of the exotic grasses ( Cenchrus setaceus, Melinus repens, Megathyrsus maximus, and Chloris Spp .) are main reasons for the determination that the area does not meet the requirements to be “in the Wild” as per Operational Policy, NCS/2016/1961 v1.01 Wildlife (Plants) When a protected plant in Queensland is taken to be ‘in the wild’, Last reviewed: 30 NOV 2023. In addition to the above population, approximately 12 ha of suitable habit was mapped for the species within the project area. Suitable habitat for the species, within the project area, has been described as both remnant, HVR and nonremnant vegetation on steep slopes and hill crests with shallow, well drained, sandy loam soils derived from sandstone or volcanic rocks. Suitable habitat is defined as woodland to open forests dominated by of Corymbia citriodora , Corymbia trachyphloia , Syncarpia glomulifera with sufficient soil and gaps between surface rock for the plants to establish and survive.
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Mundic Gully TSF Translocation Project - Cycas megacarpa
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