Helicia australasica

creek silky oak at Mossman Gorge, QLD

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	Helicia australasica	28 Jul 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
	Helicia australasica	28 Jul 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016

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_Helicia australasica_ . Healthy creek side forest mid.–storey tree, foliage, wonderfully fruiting well, habit . Seasonal flooding wracked tree. Unripe growing fruits ripen from green through blue–purple to fully ripe black, as shown here . Several trees in this location. Yalanji Bubu [Country] yala Yalanji Bama–bamangu [peoples'] Bubu [Country] . Mossman floodplain distributary creek side . 2014 November 26th 3:02–3:08 pm .

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Location information

Places Mossman Gorge, QLD

Sighting information

4 Abundance
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Rainforest Plants across Au, including fruiting basic info – JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr North Queensland Latest Other Trees Plants

Additional information

Less than 50cm Circumference of trunk
1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
True Fruiting
True Fruits ripe (some), including maybe dispersing

Species information

Helicia australasica Scientific name
creek silky oak Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania