This native tree
is commonly known as
Deep Creek fontainea.
Fontainea rostrata
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Euphorbiaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Vulnerable.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is classified as Vulnerable.
Distribution in the Gympie area north from Coorooy and in the Fraser Coast region on Tinana Creek which appears to be the northern limit. 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 and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: Teddington, Magnolia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
