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Page 4 Identify Native Australian Tree Species, Rainforest Tree Pictures NSW & QLD Native Australian tree pictures showing enlarged views of fruit, leaf and bark samples that are useful in identification of native species. Quality pictures of native rainforest tree species with detailed descriptions explaining leaf shape, bark texture and distribution range. All Creative Designs Nambucca & Coffs Harbour® distributes web optimized tree images for identification, website design, multimedia and presentation purposes. Please note all images are copyright and only to be used for non-business purposes. (see copyrights) To enquire about images and tree descriptions Contact Us. The rainforest web photo page below is constantly revised, extended and updated. We hope to increase the awareness to the high protection values remaining rainforest areas in Australia still inherit.
Page 1 A - B Page 2 B - D Page 3 E - F Page 4 F - L Page 5 M - R Page 6 S Page 7 T - Z Back to Gallery	Tree photos are ordered by most used common name in alphabetical order, see page links to the left. See our Leaf Characteristic Page for explanations on leaf features mentioned in descriptions to the right. Know what you are looking for; use our species list to the right with links to relevant tree images and descriptions or use the customized Google search box at bottom of page. JPG format thumbnail pictures are 180 x 135px (vertical 135 x 180 px) web optimised. Average File Size is 5 KB JPG full size pictures are 800 x 600 px web optimized (vertical 600 x 800 px). File Size from 70 - 150 KB All images copyright © 2007 - 2010 by All Creative Designs® worldwide rights reserved. Click thumbnail images to view full size pictures.	Reference Resources Leaf Characteristics Species List Common Name

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Foambark Tree Jagera pseudorhus Other names: Pink Foambark Small treespecies with a dense and rounded canopy found in different types of rainforests (Picture 1). Bark is a light grey colour with a hard and firm texture (2). A small yellow and pink flower develops into a hairy capsule up to 2 cm across, turning from a bright pink to brown in colour (3). Pinnate or bipinnate compound leaves with a varied arrangement consist of up to 20 leaflets which are; lanceolate to narrow elliptic in shape, oppositely arranged with toothed margins, up to 8 cm long and finely hairy. Smaller branches, petiole and petiolules (See Leaf Characteristics) are also covered in fine brown hair (4 & 5). Distribution: From mid-north coast of NSW to central QLD.

Foambark Tree	Foambark Tree Bark	Foambark Flower & Fruit	Jagera pseudorhus Leaves	Foambark Tree Leaf

Forest Maple Cryptocarya rigida Other names: Rose Maple Beautiful small under storey tree species found on margins of subtropical rainforests or in adjacent sclerophyll forests form NSW south coast to QLD border (Picture 1). Bark is firm and hard with light grey coloring (2). The vibrant green foliage with its whitish underside is a distinctive feature when identifying the Forest Maple (3). New growth; stems, buds and petioles are finely hairy, greyish to light brown in color. Leaf arrangement is alternate (4). Simple leaves with entire margins are very soft and thin; up to 12 cm long, mainly ovate in shape with an even pale green to white colouring of the leaves lower surfaces (5).

Forest Maple	Cryptocarya rigida	Forest Maple Foliage	Cryptocarya rigida branchlet	Forest Maple Leaves

Forest Oak Allocasuarina torulosa Other names: Mountain Forest Oak Understorey species in tall forests adjacent to different rainforest types growing up to 30 m in height ( Pictures 1 & 2). Bark is brown in colour, rough with deep fissures (3). Cones are up to 3 cm in length containing numerous small brown winged seeds (4) . Branchlet with male flowers (5).

Forest Oak	Allocasuarina torulosa	Mountain Forest Oak Trunk	Forest Oak Cone	Forest Oak Branchlet

Giant Stinging Tree Dendrocnide excelsa Large rainforest tree species with a fast and erect growing habit found in subtropical rainforests from NSW south coast to central QLD (Picture 1). Bark is fairly soft to the touch and coloured grey to brown, but is often covered by mosses and lichen (2). Foliage on mature trees is frequently damaged by insects, whereby leaves in sapling trees are less affected. Leaves in juvenile specimens are up to 35 cm long (3 & 4). Very painful stinging hairs cover the underside especially the veins of the leaf. Simple adult leaves are; up to 20 cm long, mostly round in shape with entire or toothed margins, alternate leaf arrangement with a prominent petiole sometimes more than 10 cm long (5). Note: Even half decayed leaves lying on the forest floor will still have a stinging effect.

Giant Stinging Tree	Giant Stinging Tree Trunk	Dendrocnide excelsa	Giant Stinging Tree Leaves	Stinging Hairs Dendrocnide excelsa

Golden Guinea Tree Dillenia alata Medium sized tree species attaining a height of up to 20m which occurs in tropical QLD (Picture 1). Distinctive red brown coloured bark has a soft and flaky texture (2). Very attractive white flowers held on long tendrils up to 1m long growing on larger branches of the Golden Guinea tree (3). Very glossy foliage features large leaves with entire margins up to 20 cm long, broadly oblong in shape with a rounded apex and a firm and leathery texture (4 & 5).

Golden Guinea Tree QLD	Dillenia alata Bark	Dillenia alata Flower	Golden Guinea Foliage	Golden Guinea Leaves

Grevilleas The genus of Australian Grevilleas is well known for its unusual and amazing flowers leading to many cultivars used in today's garden landscaping. Growth habit can range from a small woody shrub to a tall tree as is the case with the Silky Oak Grevillea robusta. Leaf shapes and arrangements are very varied in this native tree genus.
Blue Grevillea Grevillea shiressii The Blue Grevillea is an endangered species and only found within a small area around the NSW central coast (Picture 1). Bark is firm with warty like lumps and small fissurres, colour is dark grey to nearly black (2). Young branchlets are coloured a reddish brown with a smooth bark texture (3). Amazing flowers white and blue/mauve in colour are held on long green stems and measure about 20mm in length (4). Simple leaves alternately arranged are; up to 18 cm in length with entire and wavy margins, narrow lanceolate to oblong in shape, dark green and shiny on top with a paler underside, medium thick and firm in texture. Venation is finely reticulate, midvein yellowish and raised on lower surface (5).

Grevillea shiressii	Grevillea shiressii	Blue Grevillea Foliage	Grevillea shiressii Flower	Grevillea shiressii Leaves

Serrated-leaved Grevillea Grevillia longifolia Native shrub up to 5m in height with a very distinctive foliage amd limited distribution range (Picture1). Bark is a reddish brown in colour, with a rough fibrous and fissured texture (2). The glossy foliage with its nearly white underside is a good identification characteristic (3). Stunning deep pink to red flowers heads are born in winter to early spring and are up to 8 cm long (4). Simple leaves with an alternate arrangement are; very long and elongated, up to more than 20cm in length with irregular toothed margins, firm to stiff in texture, very narrowly elliptic to oblong in shape, deep green and glossy on top. Lower leaf surface is a silvery white colour and features a prominently raised mid vein (5). Natural distribution: Central coast of NSW.

Serrated-leaved Grevillea	Grevillea longifolia	Serrated-leaved Grevillea	Grevillea longifolia Flower	Grevillea longifolia Leaves

Silky Oak Grevillea robusta Well known tree species up to 30 m in height growing naturally from the mid-north coast of NSW to southern QLD . Often seen planted as a street tree or in plantation for its beautiful timber (Pictures 1 & 2). Bark is dark grey in color, hard and furrowed (3). For a short period in spring the tree nearly loses all of its foliage followed by vivid bright yellow and orange coloured flowers (4). Bipinnate compound leaves are up to 30 cm in length with more than 50 leaflets which are up to 5 cm long, elliptic in shape and feature a pale underside covered in fine hair (5).

Silky Oak	Grevillea robusta	Silky Oak Bark	Grevillea robusta	Silky Oak Leaf

Grey Possumwood Quintinia verdonii Other names: Smooth Possumwood This elegant native tree species grows to 25 m in height is found along the east coast of Australia from central NSW to southern QLD (Picture 1). The bark is a mostly uniform grey in colour with a soft, smooth and corky feel (Picture 2). The foliage featuring large glossy leaves is very distinctive in its sub tropical rainforest habitat (3). Growing shoots and petioles are often a vivid red. Large simple leaves are mainly obovate in shape; up to 20 cm in length (often larger on saplings), with a firm and stiff texture. Petiole is grooved on the top, fleshy and often coloured red, useful identification characteristic. Leaf arrangement is alternate (4 & 5).

Grey Possumwood	Grey Possumwood Bark	Quintinia verdonii	Grey Possumwood Branchlet	Grey Possumwood Leaf

Guilfolyia Guilfolyia monostylis Other names: Scrub Ooline Guilfoylia grows up to 15 m in height and can be found in a range of different rainforest types from NSW mid-north coast to central QLD (Picture 1). The bark is coloured brown to grey with longitudal fissures (Pictures 2 & 3). The zig-zag shape of the branchlets is a characteristic helping to identify this tree species. Leaf arrangement is alternate (4). Simple leaves with entire margins and a firm and leathery texture are: up to 14cm long, elliptic to oblong in shape and feature visiable domatiae on the lower leaf surface along the midvein (5).

Guilfoylia	Guilfoylia Trunk	Guilfoylia monostylis Bark	Guilfoylia Branchlet	Guilfoylia Leaves

Guioa Guioa semiglauca Small to medium sized treespecies found in range of habitats, from margins of STRf and along creek banks to a drier environment within tall forest. Often growing in stands and as regrowth (Picture 1). Buttress roots on more mature specimen. Bark; shades of grey with some spotting, some white spots due to lichen growth (2). Dark green dense canopy with light green new foliage (3) Compound leaves in alternate arrangement featuring 2 to 6 leaflets which are; obovate shape in new growth changing to elliptic in older leaves. Leaflet length to about 12 cm with underside being pale whitish green in appearance (4 & 5).

Guioa semiglauca Stand	Guioa semiglauca Trunk	Guioa semiglauca Canopy	Guioa Foliage	Guioa Leaf surfaces

Hairy Rosewood Dysoxyllum rufum Other names: Rusty Mahogany The Hairy Rosewood or Rusty Mahogany occurs on margins of subtropical rainforests from the NSW central coast to central QLD, also found in bordering wet sclerophyll forests (Picture 1). Bark is greyish with corky blisters (Picture 2). Compound leaves with up to 19 leaflets which are; up to 15 cm long with entire margins, oblong to obovate in shape with a fine covering of hair on the leaflet underside (3). Apex is acute to short acuminate and the base of leaflet is asymmetric in shape (4). The red circle is showing a hairy domatium in vein angle, useful when identifying this native tree species (5).

Hairy Rosewood	Hairy Rosewood Bark	Hairy Rosewood Foliage	Dysoxyllum rufum Leaf	Hairy Rosewood Domatia

Hairy Walnut Endiandra pubens The Hairy Walnut is a small subtropical rainforest species reaching a height up to 15 m (Picture 1). Bark is a brown in colour, green is caused by mosses, slighty rough with small fissures (2). Branchlets and young growth is covered in fine rusty brown hair. Leaf arrangement is alternate (3). Fruit can reach up to 8 cm in diameter, turning from red to dark purple when ripening and contains a single brown seed (4). Simple leaves are up to 15 cm long, mostly elliptic but sometimes ovate in shape with entire margins. Leaves have a glossy upper surface with hair on pronounced veins only, whereby underside is densely covered in rusty hair (5). Distribution: Mid-north coast of NSW to southern QLD.

Hairy Walnut	Hairy Walnut Bark	Endiandra pubens	Endiandra pubens Fruit	Hairy Walnut Leaf

Honeysuckle Triunia robusta Triunia robusta is confined to a small area in southern QLD and was believed to be extinct until recently . It grows as a multi stemmed scrub up to 4m in height (Picture 1). Bark is black with cream coloured blisters continuing to small branches and has a firm texture (2). Gorgeous white and purple flowers bloom over autumn and winter (3). Simple leaves in a whorl arrangement of 3 to 5 leaves are; mainly elliptic in shape, up to 14 cm long with entire margins, hairless, dark green and very glossy on the upper surface, light green and glossy on the lower surface. Leaf and petiole which is only up to 4mm long are fleshy and thick. Reticulate venation is pronounced and is a useful feature in identification (4 & 5).

Honeysuckle Triunia robusta	Triunia robusta Bark	Honeysuckle Flower	Triunia robusta Leaf 'lower'	Honeysuckle Leaf 'upper'

Hoop Pine Araucaria cunninghamii Large pine tree species growing to 60 m in height (Picture 1 ). Bark on adult trees is dark brown to black in colour with a rough texture and horizontal fissures (2). In its natural habitat Araucaria cunninghamii is branchless up to more than half of its height with a dark green crown and can be found on margins of subtropical rainforest on the NSW mid-north coast and other forest types north to central QLD (Pictures 3,4 & 5).

Hoop Pine	Hoop Pine Bark	Araucaria cunninghamii	Hoop Pine Foliage	Hoop Pine Native Habitat

Ivory Curl Flower Buckinghamiana celsissima This well known street tree with a dense canopy grows up to 30 m in height in its natural habitat at higher altitudes in North QLD (Picture 1). Bark is grey / brown in colour and hard (2). Sprays of white flowers cover the tree in early summer on the Mid-north Coast of NSW (3). Simple entire leaves are up to 20 cm long and elliptic to obovate in shape. New growth can be pink to red (4 & 5).

Ivory Curl Flower Tree	Ivory Curl Flower Bark	Buckinghamiana celsissima	Ivory Curl Flower Leaves	Leaf surfaces

Jackwood Cryptocarya glaucescens Other names: Silver Sycamore Native rainforest tree species attaining a height of more than 25m with a dense crown (Picture 1). Bark is coloured a reddish brown and has a firm and fissured texture (2). Dense foliage which bears a resemblance to the introduced Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora is a mid green in colour and medium glossy on top with a grey green and often blotchy underside (3). Fruit which ripens over winter is coloured black, up to 20mm across with a very bumpy surface and hard texture (4). Simple leaves with an alternate arrangement are up to 12 cm long; elliptic to oblong in shape and hairless. Center vein, petiole and young branches are identified by their distinctive yellow colour. Underside of leaf features a grey waxy coating and darker blotches, especially after bruising. Leaves are strongly scented emitting a camphor like smell (5). Distribution: NSW south coast to central QLD.

Jackwood	Jackwood Bark	Cryptocarya glaucescens	Cryptocarya glaucescens Fruit	Jackwood Leaf

Kamala Red Mallotus philippensis Other names: Orange Kamala Small under storey tree species which is often found on margins of subtropical rainforests, wet sclerophyll forests and in regrowth areas and under favourable conditions can attain a height of more than 10 m (Picture 1). Bark on mature specimens is hard with a fairly smooth texture and shades of grey green in colour (2). Relative large leaves form a dense canopy (3). Fruit is a tough capsule, orange to red in colour containing 3 seeds (4). Simple leaves are soft with mostly entire margins, up to 22 cm long with a characteristic vein arrangement and ovate to wide lanceolate in shape. Underside of leaf is a greyish green colour and covered in fine hair. The long petiole, hairy and more than 10cm long is a distinctive feature (5).

Kamala Red	Red Kamala Trunk	Mallotus philippensis	Red Kamala Fruit	Red Kamala Leaves

Long-leaved Bitter Bark Petalostigma triloculare Other names: Forest Quinne Multi stemmed shrub or small tree species depending on conditions, found on margins of STRf or in more open tall forests reaching a height of up to 15 m (Pictures 1 & 2). Bark is firm with regular longitudinal fissures and brown in colour (3). Long-leaved Bitter Bark sets an abundance of fruit in late autumn which is orange in colour and up to 20 mm across (4). Stems, petioles and underside of leaves are covered in fine whitish hair. Simple leaves are; elliptic in shape with entire margins, up to 8 cm long and medium glossy on upper surface. Lower leaf surface is grey green in colour with a silky texture (4 & 5). Distribution: NSW mid-north coast to central QLD.

Long-leaved Bitter Bark	Petalostigma triloculare	Long-leaved Bitter Bark	Long-leaved Bitter Bark Fruit	Long-leaved Bitter Bark Leaves

We attempted to properly describe any tree species shown on this web page and cross referenced our images using these sources for accurate scientific identification . The description and measurements have been collected through a personal interest in our native forests for more than twenty years. Information such as distribution range of tree species has been put together using a selection of sources including various Botanical Gardens (see link above). The purpose of these web pages is to illustrate the beauty and diversity of our remaining rainforests on Australia's east coast. We aspire to increase the awareness to the high protection values these remaining subtropical and tropical rainforest areas still inherit. Please note all images are copyright, watermarked and not to be used without prior permission by All Creative Designs® worldwide rights reserved.
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