This native vine or climber
is commonly known as
Richmond birdwing vine.
Pararistolochia praevenosa
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Aristolochiaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Near Threatened.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Nearest records are south of Kin Kin in the Gympie region. May have once grown at Mary River Heads. Food plant for larvae of Richmond Birdwing butterfly. ‘Back on Track’ high priority plant species for the Burnett Mary NRM region. Listed as a priority locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region Threatened Species Action Plan (Ecosure 2019, Stage 2 TSAP for Fraser Coast LGA, version R3, Report to Fraser Coast Regional Council. Brisbane.).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Toogoom.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
