Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Species information

Alyxia ruscifolia   R.Br.

This native shrub is commonly known as chainfruit.

Alyxia ruscifolia is described as a "dicot" in the Apocynaceae 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.

Flowering Yengarie July 2016, Burrum Heads July 2018. 

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 54 Fraser Coast localities: Booral, Dundathu, River Heads, Dundowran, Craignish, Pacific Haven, Dundowran Beach, Urraween, Burrum River, Wondunna, Takura, Toogoom, Aldershot, Duckinwilla, Nikenbah, Tiaro, Howard, Yengarie, Kawungan, Torbanlea, Pialba, Yerra, Burrum Heads, Beelbi Creek, Mount Urah, Granville, Bidwill, Magnolia, Teddington, Antigua, Glenorchy, Island Plantation, Bauple, Gunalda, Maryborough, Tinana, Poona, Talegalla Weir, Malarga, Boompa, Tuan Forest, Tandora, Urangan, Owanyilla, Doongul, K'gari, St Mary, Walkers Point, Gundiah, Bauple Forest, Brooweena, Gootchie, Glenwood, Kanigan.


Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.


        AVH

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