Native Trees of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula, Australia's northernmost tip, hosts a mosaic of rainforest, savanna woodland, and mangrove ecosystems. Signature tree species include:

• Melaleuca cajuputi (Paperbark tea tree) – papery bark, white flowers; swamps & rainforest margins
• Eucalyptus tetrodonta (Darwin stringybark) – tall, rough fibrous bark; dominant in savanna woodlands
• Acacia aulacocarpa (Red-stemmed wattle) – red stems, yellow flowers; open forests
• Pandanus aquaticus (Pandanus palm) – stilt roots, fan leaves; coastal mangroves
• Ficus virens (Green fig) – massive rainforest canopy tree
• Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum / Billygoat plum) – small tree, high vitamin C fruit; woodlands
• Allosyncarpia ternata (Queensland ash) – tall, smooth grey bark; sandstone plateau rainforests
• Erythrophleum chlorostachys (Ironwood) – dense red timber; monsoon forests
• Eucalyptus platyphylla (Poplar gum / Ironbark) – fibrous bark; woodland margins
• Corymbia clarksoniana (Clarkson's bloodwood) – tessellated bark; savanna

This flora reflects the peninsula's role as a biogeographic bridge between Australia and New Guinea.