Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Cupaniopsis serrata
Gazetted date:
07 Nov 2003
Profile last updated:
21 Jan 2020
Description
Smooth Tuckeroo is a small tree with hairy branches and leaf stems. The leaves are 16-30 cm long and divided into 6-12 leaflets that are 6-13 cm long and 1-4 cm wide and usually hairless, however, the lower surface may be finely hairy. They are strongly veined on the lower surface. The leaflet margins are toothed. The small, creamy-white flowers occur in simple or few-branched clusters. Fruit is a velvety-brown, three-lobed capsule.
Distribution
The species occurs in Queensland and northern NSW, where it is confined to the Tweed Valley.
Habitat and ecology
- Rocky hillsides and subtropical and dry rainforest.
Regional distribution and habitat
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Threats
- Clearing and fragmentation of rainforest habitat for agriculture.
- Clearing and fragmentation of habitat for development.
- Weed invasion.
- Trampling by domestic stock.
- Disturbance by recreational users.
- Distrubance from road/track maintenance.
- Impacts from herbicides.
- Loss in NSW as a result of highly restricted distribution.
- Loss in NSW as a result of low population numbers.
- Inappropriate fire regime.
Recovery strategies
A Saving Our Species conservation project is currently being developed for this species and will be available soon. For information on how you can contribute to this species' recovery, see the Activities to assist this species section below.
Activities to assist this species
- Protect rainforest habitat from clearing and fragmentation.
- Assist with weed control programs in potential habitat.
- Exclude cattle from known habitat.
- Report any records of Smooth Tuckeroo to the OEH.
- Survey potential habitat for Smooth Tuckeroo.
- Provide ongoing advice to planning and consent authorities regarding Smooth Tuckeroo.
- Raise community and landholder awareness of the conservation significance of the species.
- Enhance habitat around known populations and develop corridor linkages.
- Implement fire regime appropriate for habitat type.
- Monitor population dynamics and threats to known populations.
- Maintain a viable exsitu collection.
Information sources
- Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW (2010) Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan - NSW & Queensland. (DECCW NSW, Sydney)
- Floyd, A.G. (1989) Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia. (Inkata Press, Sydney)
- Harden, G., McDonald, B. and Williams, J. (2006) Rainforest trees and shrubs: a field guide to their identification. (Gwen Harden Publishing, Nambucca Heads)
- Harden, G.J. (2002) Cupaniopsis. Pp 346-7 in Harden, G.J. (ed.) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2. Revised Edition (New South Wales University Press, Sydney)
- NSW Scientific Committee (2003) Cupaniopsis serrata (a small tree) - Endangered species determination - final.
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