Forest Flora

Trailing Sundew (Drosera prolifera) © Boaz Ng (Fierce Flora) #ForestFlora – The Trailing Sundew (Drosera prolifera) is a fascinating little carnivorous plant native and endemic to [...]

  #ForestFlora -The Remarkable Ryparosa kurrangii: A Living Gem in the World’s Oldest Rainforest The remarkable Ryparosa kurrangii tree, a true rarity, calls just a small corner of the [...]

Sporangia in leaf axils © Daniel Ohlsen, 2024-01-09, Atlas of Living Autralia   Rainforest Rescue’s Native Nursery facilitates threatened Tassel-ferns workshop On Tuesday, 26th November, [...]

#ForestFlora – Fan palms (Licuala ramsayi) are an iconic feature of Queensland’s northern rainforests, reaching heights of up to 20 meters. Their slender trunks, averaging around 20 [...]

#ForestFlora – Gardenia actinocarpa is part of the Rubiaceae family. It is a rare and endangered species growing only in a very restricted area in the Daintree, and, it is currently listed [...]

#ForestFlora – The King Fern (Angiopteris evecta) is one of the largest and most ancient ferns in the world. It’s not to be confused with Todea barbara, a fern that is also called the [...]

#ForestFlora – Chingia, from the family Thelypteridaceae, is a small genus of about 20 species that are found throughout Melesia (south-east Asian mainland and archipelagos stretching to [...]

#ForestFlora – Callicarpa candicans, commonly known as a great wooly Malayan lilac or the purple-berried Malayan lilac, is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing up to a maximum of 6 [...]

#ForestFlora – The Daintree Satinash (Syzygium monospermum) is part of the Myrtaceae family and is endemic, occurring in north-east Queensland. These trees can grow up to 17m tall and have [...]

#ForestFlora – Did you know that the Daintree Rainforest is home to a diverse array of colourful, unique fungi species? Rainforest fungi come in all shapes, colours and sizes and they [...]