Flora Names Index

Search for a Plant by its Scientific Name or any of its Common Names. Use the species index number code to locate the species on the Flora Species List page. Every effort has been made to ensure the Common Names list is complete, however, if anyone using this site can contribute a genuine Common Name that has been omitted, we would be grateful to recieve their advice via email (see our Contacts page for email details).

At present all of the Fauna and Flora Names Index pages are incomplete and in various stages of functionality. The order of priority in finishing these important pages is a reflection of the number of species involved with each. The order is Amphibians; Mammals; Reptiles; Flora; Birds and lastly Fish.

 

Coastal Plains Species


Cycas media subsp. banksii - Queensland Cycas

Persoonia falcata - Wild Pear

Hypserpa laurina - Laurel-Leaf Hyserpa
Pachygone ovata - Fish Berry
Pycnarrhena novoguineensis - Common Milk Vine
Stephania japonica var. timorensis - Tape Vine
Tinospora smilacina - Snake Vine

Dillenia alata - Red Beech
Tetracera nordtiana var. nordtiana - Small-Leaved Fire Vine
Tetracera nordtiana var. wuthiana - Fire Vine Var. Wuthiana

Sesuvium portulacastrum - Sea Purslane

Achyranthes aspera - Chaff Flower

Polycarpaea corymbosa - Old Man's Cap

Drosera indica - Indian SunDew

Pisonia aculeata - Thorny Pisonia

Amyema bifurcata - Twin-Fork Mistletoe
Amyema miquelii - Box Mistletoe
Amyema villiflora subsp. villiflora - Mistletoe
Lysiana subfalcata - Northern Mistletoe

Ximenia americana - Yellow Plum

Cansjera leptostachya - Cansjera
Opilia amentacea - Northern Australian Opilia

Exocarpos latifolius - Broad-Leaved Native Cherry

Diospyros compacta - Australian Ebony
Diospyros hebecarpa - Scrub Ebony

Planchonia careya - Cockatoo Apple

Aegiceris corniculatum - River Mangrove

Mimusops elengi - Mamajen
Sersalisia sericea - Wild Prune

Bursaria tenuifolia - Slender Bursaria
Pittosporum tinifolium - Queensland Rusty Pittosporum

Cyanthillium cinereum - Little Ironweed
Eclipta prostrata - White Eclipta
Glossocardia bidens - Native Cobbler's Pegs

Scaevola taccada - Beach Cabbage

Alstonia muelleriana - Hard Milkwood
Alstonia scholaris - Blackboard Tree
Alyxia oblongata - Prickly Alyxia
Alyxia spicata - Chain Fruit
Cerbera manghas - Sea Mango
Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum - Caustic Vine
Gymnanthera oblonga - Harpoon Bud
Ichnocarpus frutescens - Black Creeper
Parsonsia velutina - Hairy Silkpod
Secamone elliptica - Corky Milk Vine
Tabernaemontana orientalis - Eastern Gondola Bush
Vincetoxicum carnosum - Mangrove Milkpod

Mitrasacme oasena - Mitrasacme

Aidia racemosa - Archer Cherry
Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii - Brown Gardenia
Coelospermum reticulatum - Medicine Bush
Cyclophyllum multiflorum - Coast Canthium
Ixora timorensis - Native Ixora
Morinda citrifolia - Noni
Pavetta australiensis - Butterfly Bush
Psychotria loniceroides - Hairy Psychotria
Psydrax banksii - North Qld Canthium
Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana - Tree Ixora
Timonius timon var. timon - Timonius

Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia - Smooth-Barked Grey Mangrove
Brunoniella acaulis subsp. acaulis - Blue Yam
Pseuderanthemum variabile - Pastel Flower

Deplanchea tetraphylla - Golden Bouquet Tree
Pandorea pandorana - Wonga Wonga Vine

Clerodendrum floribundum - Lolly Bush
Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum - Witches Tongues
Premna Serratifolia - Coastal Premna
Vitex rotundifolia - Beach Vitex
Volkameria inermis - Scrambling Clerodendron

Chionanthus ramiflora - Northern Olive
Jasminum didymum didymum - Common Native Jasmine
Jasminum elongatum - Common Malayan Jasmine
Jasminum simplicifolium australiense - Stiff Jasmine

Evolvulus alsinoides - Dwarf Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae - Beach Morning Glory
Lepistemon urceolatus - Urn-Flowered Lepistemon

Ampelocissus acetosa - Wild Grape
Tetrastigma thorsborneorum - Thorsborne's Tetrastigma

Denhamia fasciculiflora - Orange Bark
Elaeodendron melanocarpum - Black Olive Plum

Diplocyclos palmatus - Native Bryony

Abrus precatorius - Jequirity Bean
Acacia celsa - Brown Salwood
Acacia crassicarpa - Northern Wattle
Acacia flavescens - Red Wattle
Acacia leptocarpa - North Coast Wattle
Acacia oraria - Coastal Wattle
Acacia polystachya - Polystachya Wattle
Albizia procera - Forest Siris
Aphyllodium biarticulatum - Thick Trefoil
Archidendron grandiflorum - Pink Laceflower
Austrosteenisia blackii Var. blackii - Blood Vine
Canavalia papuana - Wild Jack Bean
Canavalia rosea - Coastal Jack Bean
Castanospermum australe - Black Bean
Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame - Fishbone Cassia
Cynometra iripa - Wrinkle-Pod Mangrove
Dalbergia candenatensis - Dalbergia
Derris trifoliata - Common Derris
Falcataria toona - Acacia Cedar
Flemingia trifoliata - Trifoil Flemingia
Galactia tenuiflora - Slender-Flowered Milkpea
Glycine tomentella - Wooly Glycine
Guilandina bonduc - Nicker Nut
Indigofera hirsuta - Hairy Indigo
Mucuna gigantea - Burny Bean
Pongamia pinnata - Pongamia
Pycnospora lutescens - Tiny Sweetvetch
Uraria lagopodioides - Haresfoot Uraria
Zornia dyctiocarpa - Zornia
Zornia maritima - Maritima Zornia

Allocasuarina littoralis - Black She-Oak
Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana - Coastal She-Oak

Aleurites rockinghamensis - CandleNut
Claoxylon hillii - Hill's BrittleWood
Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis - Desert Spurge
Excoecaria agallocha - Milky Mangrove
Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides - Brown Macaranga
Macaranga tanarius - Blush Macaranga
Mallotus nesophilus - Yellow Ball Flower
Mallotus philippensis - Red Kamala
Mallotus polyadenos - Kamala
Mallotus repandus - Climbing Mallotus
Microstachys chamaela - Creeping Sebastiana

Stigmaphyllon timoriense - Timorese Amazonvine

Passiflora aurantia var. aurantia - Blunt-Leaved Passionfruit

Breynia cernua - Gagilamo
Bridelia tomentosa - Pop-Gun Seed
Cleistanthus apodus - Weeping Cleistanthus
Cleistanthus semiopacus - Rusty Cleistanthus
Flueggea virosa melanthesoides - White Currant
Glochidion harveyanum var. harveyanum - Harvey's Buttonwood
Phyllanthus cuscutiflorus - Pink Phyllanthus
Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae - New Holland Phyllanthus

Carallia brachiata - Corky Bark
Rhizophora apiculata - Tall Stilt-Root Mangrove
Rhizophora stylosa - Spotted Mangrove

Scolopia braunii - FlintWood

Pigea enneaspermus - Spade Flower

Pseudoweinmannia lachnocarpus - Rose Marara

Aphananthe philippinensis - Native Elm
Celtis paniculata - Silky Celtis
Trema orientalis - Large Poison Peach
Trema tomentosa var. aspera - Poison Peach Bush

Ficus hispida - Hairy Fig
Ficus microcarpa - Chinese Banyan
Ficus opposita - Sweet Sandpiper Fig
Ficus racemosa var. racemosa - Cluster Fig
Ficus rubiginosa - Port Jackson Fig
Ficus virens var. virens - Mountain Fig
Malaisia scandens - Burney Vine

Alphitonia excelsa - Red Ash
Colubrina asiatica - Beach Berry Bush
Emmenosperma cunninghamii - Bonewood
Rhamnella vitiensis - Murtilam

Dendrocnide photinophylla - Shiny Leaf Stinging Tree
Pipturus argenteus - Native Mulberry

Tribulus cistoides - Caltrop

Capparis lucida - Coast Caper
Capparis ornans - Showy Caper
Capparis sepiaria - Wild Caper Bush

Cochlospermum gillivraei - Native Kapok

Abutilon auritum - Chinese Lantern
Argyrodendron polyandrum - Black Tulip Oak
Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum - Northern Kapok Tree
Commersonia bartramia - Brown Kurrajong
Heritiera littoralis - Looking-Glass Mangrove
Hibiscus meraukensis - Merauke Hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus - Coast Cottonwood
Sterculia quadrifida - Kuman
Thespesia populnea - Indian Tulip Tree
Triumfetta repens - Bingil Burr
Waltheria indica - Sleepy Morning

Lumnitzera racemosa - White-Flowered Black Mangrove
Terminalia arenicola - Beach Almond
Terminalia catappa - Indian Almond
Terminalia microcarpa - Damson
Terminalia muelleri - Australian Almond

Memecylon pauciflorum - Memecylon

Blakella tessellaris - Carbeen
Corymbia clarksoniana - Clarkson's Bloodwood
Eucalyptus leptophleba - Molloy Red Box
Eucalyptus platyphylla - Poplar Gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis - Forest Red Gum
Eugenia reinwardtiana - Beach Cherry
Lithomyrtus obtusa - Beach Myrtella
Lophostemon suaveolens - Swamp Mahogany
Melaleuca dealbata - Swamp Tea-Tree
Melaleuca leucadendra - Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca viridiflora - Broad-Leaved Tea Tree
Osbornia octodonta - Myrtle Mangrove

Buchanania arborescens - Little Gooseberry Tree
Euroschinus falcatus var. falcatus - Blush Cudgerie
Pleiogynium timorense - Burdekin Plum
Semecarpus australiensis - Tar Tree

Canarium australianum var. australianum - Scrub Turpentine

Aglaia elaeagnoidea - Coastal Boodyarra
Melia azedarach - White Cedar
Xylocarpus granatum - Cannonball Mangrove
Xylocarpus moluccensis - Cedar Mangrove

Acronychia laevis - Hard Aspen
Glycosmis trifoliata - Pink-Fruited Limeberry
Micromelum minutum - Limeberry
Murraya paniculata - Orange Jasmine

Alectryon connatus - Hairy Alectryon
Alectryon tomentosus - Hairy Bird's Eye
Cupaniopsis anacardioides - Tuckeroo
Cupaniopsis flagelliformis - Brown Tuckeroo
Dodonaea viscosa viscosa - Sticky Hopbush
Elattostachys microcarpa - Scrub Tamarind
Ganophyllum falcatum - Scaly Ash
Guioa acutifolia - Glossy Tamarind
Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus - Foambark

Brucea javanica - Macassar Kernels

Beilschmiedia obtusifolia - Blush Walnut
Cassytha filiformis - Dodder Laurel
Cryptocarya exfoliata - Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya hypospodia - North Qld Purple Laurel
Cryptocarya murrayi - Murray's Laurel
Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia - Brown Laurel
Cryptocarya vulgaris - Northern Laurel
Litsea glutinosa - Bolly Beech

Huberantha nitidissima - Canary Beech
Miliusa brahei - Raspberry Jelly Plant
Uvaria concava - Calabao

Aristolochia acuminata - Native Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia pubera var. pubera - Stinking Aristolochia
Aristolochia thozetii var. thozetii - Narrow Leaf Dutchman's Pipe

Amorphophallus galbra - Sweet Snakeskin Lily
Typhonium wilbertii - Wilbert's Typhonium

Proiphys amboinensis - Cardwell Lily
Family - Asparagaceae (Agave and Allies)

Family - Asphodelaceae (Aloes)

Family - Hypoxidaceae (Stargrasses and Allies)

Family - Orchidaceae (Orchids)

ORDER - Dioscoreales (Yams, Colicroots and Allies)
Family - Dioscoreaceae (Yams)

ORDER - Liliales (Lilies, Supplejacks and Allies)
Family - Colchicaceae (Bellworts and Allies)
Iphigenia indica - Indian Grass Lily (LC)
Family - Smilacaceae (Greenbriers)

ORDER - Pandanales (Screwpines, Stemona and Allies)
Family - Pandanaceae (Screwpines)

Archontophoenix alexandrae - Alexandra Palm
Calamus australis - Hairy Mary
Calamus caryotoides - Fish-Tail Lawyer Cane
Cocos nucifera - Coconut Palm
Ptychosperma elegans - Solitaire Palm

Commelina diffusa - Climbing Dayflower
Commelina ensifolia - Scurvy Grass
Murdannia nudiflora - Nakedstem Dewflower
Family - Haemodoraceae (Bloodroots)


Bulbostylis barbata - Watergrass
Cyperus distans - Slender Cyperus
Cyperus holoschoenus - Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus pedunculatus - Pineapple Sedge
Fimbristylis acicularis - Fringe Rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma - Common Fringe Rush
Fimbristylis ferruginea - West Indian Fimbry
Family - Eriocaulaceae (Pipeworts)

Family - Flagellariaceae (Bushcanes)

Family - Poaceae (Grasses)



Davallia denticulata - Rabbit's Foot Fern

Drynaria quercifolia - Oak Leaf Fern

Adiantum atroviride - Northern Maidenhair Fern
Cheilanthes tenuifolia - Curly Fern

Lygodium flexuosum - Maidenhair Creeper

 

 

Mountainous Region Species


Agathis robusta - Queensland Kauri


Cardwellia sublimis - Northern Silky Oak
Grevillea edelfeltii - White Oak
Grevillea glauca - Bushman's Clothes Pegs
Grevillea hilliana - White Yiel Yiel

Drosera finlaysoniana - FlyCatcher

Exocarpos latifolius - Broad-Leaved Native Cherry

Diospyros australis - Black Plum

Myrsine elata - NCN
Myrsine oreophila - NCN
Myrsine porosa - Northern MuttonWood
Myrsine subsessilis cryptostemon - Red MuttonWood
Myrsine variabilis - Brush MuttonWood

Mimusops elengi - Mamajen
Sersalisia sericea - Native Prune

Bursaria tenuifolia - Slender Bursaria

Fagraea cambagei - Porcelain Fruit

Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii - Brown Gardenia
Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. tenuipes - Mountain Gardenia
Psychotria dallachiana - Smooth Psychotria

Deplanchea tetraphylla - Golden Bouquet Tree

Chionanthus axillaris - Pimply Olive

Decalobanthus peltatus - Cook's Glory

Cissus adnata - Heart-Leaved Grape
Cissus antarctica - Kangaroo Vine
Cissus hypoglauca - Jungle Grape
Cissus oblonga - Smooth Water Vine
Cissus repens - Som Toum
Cissus sterculiifolia - Yaroong

Acacia celsa - Brown Salwood
Acacia crassicarpa - Northern Wattle
Acacia flavescens - Red Wattle
Acacia mangium - Mangium
Acacia polystachya - Polystachya Wattle
Entada phaseoloides - Matchbox Bean
Erythrophleum chlorostachys - Cooktown Ironwood
Pongamia pinnata - Pongamia

Allocasuarina littoralis - Black She-Oak
Allocasuarina torulosa - Forest She-Oak
Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana - River She-Oak

Balanops australiana - PimpleBark

Garcinia warrenii - Native Mangosteen

Glochidion pungens - ButtonWood

Petalostigma banksii - Smooth-Leaved Quinine Tree
Petalostigma pubescens - Quinine Tree

Terminalia muelleri - Australian Almond

Blakella citriodora subsp. citriodora - Lemon-Scented Gum
Blakella dallachiana - Dallachy's Ghost Gum
Blakella tessellaris - Carbeen
Blakella torelliana - Cadaghi
Corymbia clarksoniana - Clarkson's Bloodwood
Corymbia intermedia - Pink Bloodwood
Eucalyptus acmenoides - White Mahogany
Eucalyptus crebra - Narrow-Leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus granitica - Granite Ironbark
Eucalyptus leptophleba - Molloy Red Box
Eucalyptus pellita - Large-Fruited Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus platyphylla - Poplar Gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis - Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus tindaliae - Queensland White Stringybark
Lophostemon confertus - Brush Box
Lophostemon suaveolens - Swamp Box
Melaleuca dealbata - Swamp Tea-Tree
Melaleuca leucadendra - Broad-Leaved PaperBark
Melaleuca monantha - Single-Flower PaperBark
Melaleuca quinquenervia - Swamp PaperBark
Melaleuca viminalis - Weeping BottleBrush
Melaleuca viridiflora - Broad-Leaved Tea Tree
Syncarpia glomulifera glomulifera - Turpentine
Syzygium johnsonii - Johnson's SatinAsh
Tristaniopsis exiliflora - Kanuka Box
Xanthostemon chrysanthus - Golden Penda

Blepharocarya involucrigera - Bollygum

Canarium australianum - Scrub Turpentine

Synoum glandulosum - Scentless RoseWood

Pitaviaster haplophyllus - Yellow Aspen

Mischocarpus anodontus - Veiny PearFruit
Mischocarpus exangulatus - Red Bell Mischocarp
Mischocarpus grandissimus - False Maple
Mischocarpus lachnocarpus - Wooly Pear-Fruit
Mischocarpus macrocarpus - Large-Fruited Mischocarp
Mischocarpus montanus - Yellow Pear-Fruit
Mischocarpus pyriformis - Pear-Fruited Tamarind
Mischocarpus stipitatus - Purple-Aril Mischocarp

Litsea granitica - BollyWood

Wilkiea angustifolia - Narrow-Leaved Wilkiea

Xanthorrhoea johnsonii - Johnson's Grass Tree

Benstonea monticola - Scrub BreadFruit

Archontophoenix alexandrae - Alexandra Palm
Archontophoenix purpurea - Mt Lewis King Palm
Calamus australis - Hairy Mary
Calamus caryotoides - Fish-Tail Lawyer Cane
Calamus moti - Large Lawyer Cane
Calamus radicalis - Vicious Hairy Mary
Calamus vitiensis - Dunk Island Lawyer Cane
Licuala ramsayi ramsayi - Queensland Fan Palm

Lepironia articulata - Grey Sedge

Themeda triandra - Kangaroo Grass

Musa banksii - Native Banana

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