Regional ecosystem details for 7.8.6
| Regional ecosystem | 7.8.6 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Endangered |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Endangered |
| Extent in reserves | History of this RE is unknown. |
| Short description | Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forest on moist basalt foothills |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | [RE not in use]²: History of this RE is unknown. Semi-deciduous mesophyll vine forest. Typical species include Alstonia scholaris, Barringtonia calyptrata, Bischofia javanica, Blepharocarya involucrigera, Castanospermum australe, Dysoxylum pettigrewianum, Ficus virens, Flindersia brayleyana. Occurs on moist basaltic krasnozem foothills. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 1a). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Godwin (1989), 86; Tracey and Webb (1975), 4 |
| Comments | 7.8.6: It is more characteristic of the wetter monsoonal regions of northern Australia. Very uncommon ecosystem in the wet tropics, largely confined to a small area of the Goldsborough Valley near Gordonvale in the rain shadow of the Bellenden Ker Range. |
1 Estimated extent is from version 13 pre-clearing and 2021 remnant regional ecosystem mapping. Figures are rounded for simplicity. For more precise estimates, including breakdowns by tenure and other themes see remnant vegetation in Queensland.
2 Superseded: Revision of the regional ecosystem classification removed this regional ecosystem code from use. It is included in the regional ecosystem description database because the RE code may appear in older versions of RE mapping and the Vegetation Management regulation.
