Hairy Quandong - profile

Indicative distribution

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The areas shown in pink and/purple are the sub-regions where the species or community is known or predicted to occur. They may not occur thoughout the sub-region but may be restricted to certain areas. ( click here to see geographic restrictions). The information presented in this map is only indicative and may contain errors and omissions.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus williamsianus

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Profile last updated: 17 Sep 2019

Description

The Hairy Quandong is a small tree up to 15 m tall, with creamy brown bark. The leaves measure 9 – 18 cm long and 2 – 5 cm wide, and are glossy green above and covered in rusty hairs below. The leaves have rounded tips, and may have a few shallow teeth and a joint where the leaf-blade meets the leaf-stalk. Small clusters of greenish-white flowers are borne amongst the leaves. The fruits are blue, shiny and round, and about 2 – 3 cm in diameter.

Distribution

Distribution is restricted to a very few sites between Goonengerry and Burringbar in north-east NSW.

Habitat and ecology

Subtropical to warm temperate rainforest, including regrowth areas where it has apparently regrown from root suckers after clearing.
Soils are derived from metasediments.

Regional distribution and habitat

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South Eastern Queensland

Threats

Clearing and fragmentation of habitat for agriculture.
Infestation of habitat by weeds.
Fire.
Loss of, or damage to, plants in roadside locations during road-works.
Only very small, fragmented populations exist with limited genetic diversity.
Potential for infection by pathogens via vehicles and/or human acess, causing individual losses.
Browsing and trampling by cattle.
Current or potential future land management practices do not support conservation.

Recovery strategies

A targeted strategy for managing this species has been developed under the Saving Our Species program; click here for details. For more information on the Saving Our Species program click here

Activities to assist this species

Avoid fire around the edges of rainforest patches.
Identify populations along roadsides and protect them during road-works.
Control introduced weeds in rainforest areas.
Protect areas of rainforest habitat from clearing and fragmentation.
Expand and connect remaining patches of rainforest habitat.
Report new occurrences of Hairy Quandong to the DEC.

Information sources

Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000) Flora of New South Wales Vol. 1. UNSW Press, Kensington, NSW.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002) Threatened Species of the Upper North Coast of NSW: Flora. (NSW NPWS, Coffs Harbour)
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2004) Draft Recovery Plan for Elaeocarpus williamsianus. NSW NPWS, Sydney.

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

South Eastern Queensland	Burringbar-Conondale Ranges	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Scenic Rim	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands	Predicted	None

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