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#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 – Found nowhere else on Earth, Chingia australis is one of Australia’s rarest ferns. It is also the only Australian member of the Chingia genus, making every surviving population an [...]

#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 [...]

#CritterCorner – Imagine spending your entire adult life searching for a mate, without eating a single meal. That is exactly how the Hercules Moth (Coscinocera hercules) lives. Found in the [...]

#FastFacts: Blackbean – Rainforest Rescue’s Scientific Advisor, Dr. Robert Kooyman, tells us about this fascinating Daintree rainforest tree, Castanospermum Australe, and it’s [...]

#CritterCorner – Along the edges of rainforest waterways, you might catch a brief glimpse of blue moving low across the surface. That’s often the only sign an Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx [...]