Plants by scientific name
The original vegetation of the Douglas campus was an open eucalypt woodland dominated by Poplar or Cabbage gum (Eucalyptus platyphylla). Relatively undisturbed natural vegetation remains around the southern and eastern portions of the campus particularly along the creek on the eastern side. The creek through the centre of the campus which, provides a visual break, has been augmented by additional plantings, facilitated by the use of overhead sprinklers using recycled water.
The original vegetation of the Smithfield campus was lowland rainforest with a mixture of sclerophyll and woodland on the adjacent ridges. Prior to the establishment of the campus most of the area had been planted to sugarcane, thus the only original vegetation remaining is on the surrounding hillsides and along Half Moon Creek and its branches.
Because of the large number of species, those with descriptions are from the regularly mown or 'tended' areas.
Faculty involved in Plant ecology and systematics are Bob Congdon, Will Edwards, Paul Gadek and Michelle Waycott. Kirsten Heimann - algae.
- Acacia aulacocarpa (Brown salwood, Hickory wattle)
- Acacia auriculiformis (Northern black wattle, Ear-pod wattle
- Acacia celsa (Hickory wattle)
- Acacia crassicarpa (Thick-podded salwood)
- Acacia flavescens (Red wattle, Yellow wattle)
- Acacia holosericea (Silver-leaf wattle)
- Acacia leptoloba (Irvinebank wattle)
- Acacia mangium (Hickory wattle)
- Acacia simsii (Sim's wattle, Heathland wattle)
- Acacia spp. (Wattles)
- Adonidia merrillii (Christmas palm)
- Aiphanes horrida (Coyure palm)
- Albizia lebbeck (Siris tree, Albizia, Indian siris tree)
- Allamanda cathartica (Allamanda, Yellow allamanda)
- Alphitonia excelsa (Red ash, Red almond, Soap tree)
- Alphitonia petriei (Pink ash, Sarsaparilla)
- Alpinia zerumbet (Shell ginger, Pink porcelain lily)
- Alstonia scholaris (Milky pine)
- Amyema bifurcata (Mistletoe)
- Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua (Mistletoe)
- Amyema miquellii (Mistletoe)
- Antigonon leptopus (Coral vine, Chain of love)
- Araceae
- Arachis pintoi (Pinto peanut)
- Aralia spp.
- Archidendron lucyi (Scarlet bean)
- Archontophoenix alexandrae (Alexander palm)
- Ardisia crenata (Coralberry, Spiceberry)
- Ardisia elliptica (Shoebutton ardisia, Ardisia)
- Areca triandra (Triandra palm)
- Arenga australasica (Australian sugar palm)
- Arenga pinnata (Sugar palm)
- Argyreia nervosa (Monkey rose, Snake vine, Mile-a-minute)
- Arundo donax (Giant reed)
- Asteromyrtus brassii (Brass's asteromyrtus)
- Asystasia gangetica (Chinese violet, Asystasia)
- Atractocarpus fitzalanii (Randia, Brown gardenia)
- Baeckea virgata = Sannantha spp. (Baeckea)
- Balanophora fungosa (Balanophora)
- Bambusa spp. (Bamboo)
- Banksia integrifolia (Coast banksia)
- Banksia robur (Swamp banksia)
- Barringtonia calyptrata (Mango pine, Cassowary pine)
- Bauhinia galpinii (Red orchid bauhinia, Pride of the Cape)
- Bauhinia spp. (Bauhinia, orchid tree)
- Bauhinia variegata (Orchid tree, Purple orchid tree)
- Bauhinia x blakeana (Hong Kong orchid tree, Evergreen bauhinia)
- Bentinckia nicobarica (Nicobar palm)
- Bismarckia nobilis (Bismarckia palm)
- Bombax ceiba (Bombax, Red silk cotton tree)
- Bonamia dietrichiana (Dietrich's morning glory)
- Bougainvillea spp.(Bougainvillea)
- Bowenia serrulata (Byfield fern)
- Bowenia spectablis (Showy bowenia)
- Brachychiton acerifolius (Illawarra flame tree, Flame tree)
- Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland bottletree, Narrow-leafed bottletree)
- Breynia oblongifolia (Coffee bush)
- Breynia stipitata (Breynia, Fart bush)
- Brucea javanica
- Brunfelsia australis (Yesterday-today-tomorrow)
- Brunoniella australis (Brunoniella)
- Buchanania arborescens (Satinwood)
- Buckinghamia celsissima (Ivory curl tree)
- Bursaria incana (Mock orange, Prickly pine)
- Bursaria tenuifolia (Mock orange, Prickly pine)
- Caesalpinia ferrea (Leopard tree)
- Calamus australis (Lawyer cane)
- Calliandra haematocephala (Red powder puff flower)
- Calliandra surinamensis (Powder puff flower, Pink tassel flower)
- Callicarpa pedunculata (Callicarpa)
- Callistemon / Melaleuca spp.(Bottlebrushes)
- Callitris intratropica (Cypress pine)
- Calophyllum inophyllum (Mastwood, Alexandrian laurel)
- Canarium australianum (Mango bark, Brown cudgeree)
- Carallia brachiata (Freshwater mangrove, Carallia)
- Cardwellia sublimis (Northern silky oak)
- Carpentaria acuminata (Carpentaria palm)
- Caryota mitis (Clustered fishtail palm)
- Caryota urens (Solitary fishtail palm)
- Cascabela thevetia (Yellow oleander, Cook tree)
- Cassia brewsteri (Brewster's cassia)
- Cassia fistula (Cascara, Golden shower)
- Cassia javanica (Pink shower)
- Cassia queenslandica (Cassia)
- Castanospermum australe (Black bean tree, Moreton Bay chestnut)
- Casuarina cunninghamiana (River she-oak)
- Catharanthus roseus (Pink periwinkle)
- Centrosema molle (Centro)
- Cerbera manghas (Native frangipani)
- Chamaecrista mimosoides (Tea senna, Japanese tea)
- Chamaedorea microspadix (Bamboo palm)
- Chamaedorea seifrizii (Blue bamboo palm)
- Chionanthus ramiflora (Native olive)
- Cinnamomum zeylandicum (Cinnamon)
- Citharexylum quadrangulare (Fiddlewood, Jamaican Fiddlewood)
- Claoxylon hillii (Queensland brittlewood)
- Clerodendrum floribundum (Lolly bush)
- Clerodendrum splendens (Flaming glorybower vine, Bleeding heart vine)
- Clerodendrum ugandense (Blue butterfly bush, Blue glorybower)
- Clitoria ternatea (Clitoria, Butterfly pea)
- Cochlospermum gillivraei (Native kapok tree)
- Cocos nucifera (Coconut palm)
- Codiaeum variegatum (Croton)
- Commelina ensifolia (Scurvy grass, Wandering Jew)
- Cordyline spp. (Cordyline)
- Corymbia citriodora (Lemon scented gum)
- Corymbia clarksoniana (Clarkson's bloodwood, Grey bloodwood)
- Corymbia dallachiana (Dallachy's gum)
- Corymbia erythrophloia (Variable-barked bloodwood)
- Corymbia peltata (Rusty jacket, Yellow jacket)
- Corymbia ptychocarpa (Swamp bloodwood)
- Corymbia tessellaris (Moreton Bay ash, Carbeen)
- Corymbia torelliana (Cadaghi, Cadaga)
- Corypha utan (Corypha)
- Crotalaria goreensis (Gambia pea)
- Crotalaria medicaginea (Trefoil rattlepod)
- Crotalaria pallida (Streaked rattlepod)
- Crotalaria spp. (Rattlepods)
- Crotalaria zanzibarica (Cusara pea)
- Cupaniopsis anacardioides (Tuckeroo, Cupania)
- Cycas media (Cycas)
- Cycas revoluta (Cycas, King sago palm)
- Cymbidium canaliculatum (Black orchid, Channel-leaf Cymbidium, Tiger orchid)
- Delonix regia (Poinciana)
- Dendrocnide moroides (Gympie Gympie, Stinger)
- Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Mistletoe)
- Dendrophthoe homoplastica (Mistletoe)
- Deplanchea tetraphylla (Golden bouquet tree)
- Dianella caerulea (Blue flax lily, Blueberry lily, Paroo lily)
- Dictyosperma album (Princess palm)
- Dillenia alata (Red beech)
- Dillenia indica (Elephant apple)
- Dioscorea bulbifera (Aerial yam)
- Diplocyclos palmatus (Native bryony)
- Dolichondrone heterophylla (Dolichondrone, Lemonwood)
- Dracaena spp. (Dracaena)
- Duranta erecta (Pigeonberry, Skyberry, Golden dewdrop)
- Dypsis decaryi (Triangle palm)
- Dypsis leptocheilos (Teddy bear palm)
- Dypsis lutescens (Golden cane palm)
- Dypsis madagascariensis (Madagascar palm)
- Elaeocarpus angustifolius (Silver quandong, Quandong)
- Erythrina vespertilio (Bat's wing coral tree)
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River red gum)
- Eucalyptus curtisii (Plunkett mallee)
- Eucalyptus drepanophylla (Narrow-leafed ironbark)
- Eucalyptus melanophloia (Silver-leafed ironbark)
- Eucalyptus phoenicea (Scarlet gum)
- Eucalyptus platyphylla (Poplar gum, Cabbage gum)
- Eucalyptus shirleyi (Shirley's silver-leafed ironbark)
- Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry, Brazilian cherry)
- Euphorbia leucocephala (Snow flake, Snows of Kilimanjaro, Pascuita)
- Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns)
- Euroschinus falcatus (Ribbon wood, Maiden's blush)
- Euterpe oleracea (Assai palm)
- Faradaya splendida (Potato vine)
- Ficus benjamina (Weeping fig)
- Ficus frazeri (Sandpaper fig, Frazer's fig)
- Ficus microcarpa (Small-fruited fig)
- Ficus obliqua (Small-leafed fig)
- Ficus opposita (Sandpaper fig)
- Ficus pumila (Climbing fig)
- Ficus racemosa (Cluster fig)
- Ficus religiosa (Sacred fig, Bo tree)
- Ficus virens (White fig)
- Fitzalania heteropetala (Fitzalania)
- Flindersia bourjotiana (Silver ash, Queensland silver ash)
- Fraxinus griffithii (Griffith's ash)
- Galactia tenuifolia (Galactia)
- Garcinia dulcis (Gourka)
- Gardenia psidiodes (Gardenia "Glennie River")
- Gliricidia sepium (Gliricidia)
- Glochidion harveyanum (Buttonwood)
- Glochidion philippicum (Little cheese tree)
- Glochidion sumatranum (Buttonwood)
- Glycine tomentella (Woolly glycine, Rusty glycine)
- Gmelina arborea (Gmelina, White beech, White teak)
- Gmelina fasciculiflora (Northern white beech)
- Gossia myrsinocarpa (Small-leafed myrtle, Malanda ironwood)
- Graptophyllum excelsum (Scarlet fuchsia, Prickly fuchsia)
- Grevillea baileyana (Bailey's grevillea)
- Grevillea cv. 'Robyn Gordon'
- Grevillea parallela (Beefwood, Silver oak)
- Grevillea striata (Beefwood, Silver honeysuckle)
- Grewia asiatica (Grewia)
- Guioa acutifolia (Glossy tamarind)
- Haematoxylum campechianum (Logwood)
- Harpullia pendula (Tulipwood)
- Hedychium coronarium (White ginger)
- Hibiscus propulsator (Macrostelia 'bolt head')
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Hibiscus)
- Hibiscus tiliaceus (Beach hibiscus, Coast cottonwood)
- Hibiscus tozerensis (Macrostelia)
- Hymenocallis caribaea (Spider lily)
- Hyophorbe verschaffeltii (Spindle palm)
- Hypserpa laurina (Laurel-leafed Hypserpa)
- Ichnocarpus frutescens
- Impatiens walleriana (Balsam, Busy Lizzie)
- Intsia bijuga (Kwila, Ipil)
- Ixora spp. (Ixora)
