Banyabba Shiny-barked Gum - profile

Indicative distribution

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Scientific name: Eucalyptus pachycalyx subsp. banyabba

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Profile last updated: 13 Mar 2023

Description

Grows up to 10 m tall but is usually shorter, and sometimes forms mallee-like multiple trunks. The bark is smooth from the base and its colour is a metallic light or dark grey, yellow and orange. It sheds bark in scales, somewhat like spotted gums. The juvenile leaves are oval-shaped and dull grey-green. Adult leaves are similar in colour but are lance-shaped and broader, with thin, drawn-out tips. They are 5 – 13 cm long. The buds, in clusters of seven, are egg-shaped with a warty surface and the fruits are lumpy and cup-shaped.

Distribution

Known form Banyabba Nature Reserve, north-west of Grafton, and Yuraygir State Conservation Area, near Halfway Creek.

Habitat and ecology

Slight rises on shallow sandy soils over sandstone.
Locally dominant, though sparse, over a low heathy understorey.

Regional distribution and habitat

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South Eastern Queensland

Threats

Inappropriate fire regime.
Road-works.
Damage to seedlings by visitors and vehicles.
Risk of local extinction because populations are small and localised.
Damage to seedlings by vehicles driving on access tracks.

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

Stay on established tracks in the Banyabba area to avoid trampling seedlings.
Implement appropriate fire regime and avoid frequent fires.
Identify populations and protect them during roadworks.
Notify the DPE of any new occurrences.
Ensure ex-situ seedbank is maintained.
Undertake research into appropriate fire regime and other habitat and ecological requirements for the species.

Information sources

Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2, Revised Edition. UNSW, Sydney.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002) Threatened Species of the Upper North Coast of NSW: Flora. (NSW NPWS, Coffs Harbour)