Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Species information

Breynia oblongifolia   (Muell.Arg.) Muell.Arg.

This native shrub is commonly known as coffee bush.

Breynia oblongifolia is described as a "dicot" in the Phyllanthaceae family.

In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.

Fruit eaten by brown cuckoo dove (Macropygia amboinensis). 

It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.

Reported at 66 Fraser Coast localities: Booral, Dundowran Beach, Takura, Dundathu, Pacific Haven, Craignish, Urraween, Burrum River, Burrum Heads, Wondunna, Toogoom, Susan River, Torquay, Point Vernon, Aldershot, Duckinwilla, Tiaro, River Heads, Howard, Sunshine Acres, Walligan, Yengarie, Kawungan, Kanigan, Pialba, Urangan, Beelbi Creek, Mount Urah, Yerra, Glenwood, St Helens, Tuan Forest, Walkers Point, Bidwill, Teddington, Antigua, Gigoomgan, Bauple, Glenorchy, Tinana, Island Plantation, Tuan, Mungar, Poona, Talegalla Weir, Bauple Forest, Magnolia, Tinnanbar, Malarga, Boompa, Tandora, Owanyilla, K'gari, Doongul, St Mary, Scarness, Gundiah, Granville, Tinana South, Woocoo, Maryborough, Boonooroo Plains, Brooweena, Beaver Rock, Gootchie, Teebar.


Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.


        AVH

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