The Gumbayngirr State Conservation Area is a
protected conservation area
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located in the
Mid North Coast region of
New South Wales, in eastern
Australia
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. The conservation area is situated west of and contains a subtropical jungle, known as the League Scrub.
Features
Part of the reserve is situated on a
basaltic ''bench'', with relatively fertile red soils.
Pumice can be seen on the forest floor, indicating previous volcanic activity. The altitude is above sea level with a high rainfall. The
rainforest
Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...
has not been logged, and consists of a diverse jungle of 73 tree species, forming an impressive canopy.
Significant tree species include
Stinging Tree,
Yellow Carabeen,
Moreton Bay Fig,
Small leaf fig
''Ficus obliqua'', commonly known as the small-leaved fig, is a tree in the family Moraceae, native to eastern Australia, New Guinea, eastern Indonesia to Sulawesi and islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Previously known for many years a ...
,
Black Booyong
''Argyrodendron actinophyllum'' is a large rainforest tree, native to eastern Australia
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,
Bonewood,
Purple Cherry
''Syzygium crebrinerve'' is a fairly common Australian tree, growing from near Taree, New South Wales (31 ° S) to Calliope in Queensland (24 ° S). Common names include purple cherry, rose satinash, and black water gum. The habitat of ''Syzyg ...
,
Sour Cherry and
Rose Maple.
Gallery
Image:Dendrocnide excelsa Gumbaynggir National Park.jpg, leaf of the Giant Stinging Tree
''Dendrocnide excelsa'', commonly known as the giant stinging tree or fibrewood, is a rainforest tree in the family '' Urticaceae'' which is endemic to eastern Australia. It occurs from Tathra, New South Wales to Imbil in southeastern Queensla ...
, Gumbaynggirr State Conservation Area
Image:Syzygium corynanthum Gumbaynggir Nature Reserve - fruit.jpg, Sour Cherry, fruit on the rainforest floor, Gumbaynggirr State Conservation Area
Image:Pumice Gumbaynggir rainforest.JPG, Pumice from the rainforest floor at Gumbaynggirr State Conservation Area
See also
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Protected areas of New South Wales
References
External links
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State conservation areas in New South Wales
Forests of New South Wales
Mid North Coast
Protected areas established in 2003
2003 establishments in Australia
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