Typical species and successional stages in complex notophyll vine forest of the Border Ranges

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A1 Pioneer Phase Species Solanum spp. Senecio spp. Urtica spp. Eupatorium spp. Ageratum spp. Physalis spp Rubus spp.	A1 Herbaceous annuals (including weeds) or short lived perennials (1-3yrs) of small size
A2 Pioneer Phase Species Solanum mauritianum Wild tobacco Duboisia myoporoides Duboisia Macaranga tanarius Macaranga Omalanthus populifolius Bleeding heart Trema aspera Poison peach Mallotus philippensis Red kamala	A2 short-lived soft-wooded perennials (5-15 yrs), 4-8m high. Produce large numbers of effectively dispersed seeds with long seed viability. Completely intolerant of shade. Not usually found in the primary forest.
B Early Secondary Species Acronychia spp. Acronychia Euodia micrococca White euodia Polyscias murrayi Pencil cedar Polyscias elegans Celerywood Commersonia bartramia Brown kurrajong Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Dendrocnide photinophylla Shiny-lvd stinging tree Neolitsea dealbata White bolly gum Pentaceras australis Bastard crow’s ash Alphitonia excelsa Red ash Rhodomyrtus psidioides Native guava Geijera salicifolia Brush wilga	Perennial trees growing to 10-25m high. Very fast growing, and live for 15-50 yrs. Regularly produce large numbers of well-dispersed seeds. Seed viability is sufficiently long to bridge the time between successive seedlings. Intolerant of shade. Most of these species are found in the primary forest (exceptions being Acacia melanoxylon, Alphitonia excelsa and Commersonia bartramia).
C Late Secondary Species Diploglottis cunninghamiana Large-lvd tamarind Synoum glandulosum Scentless rosewood Flindersia spp. Ash species Halfordia kendack Saffron heart Ailanthus triphysa White bean Melia azedarach White cedar Brachychiton acerifolius Flame tree Agathis robusta Kauri pine Araucaria cunninghamiiHoop pine	Intermediate in most characteristics between groups B and D.
D Mature Phase Species Argyrodendron spp. Booyongs Sloanea woolsii Carabeen Elaeocarpus spp. Quandongs Beilschmiedia spp. Walnuts Syzygium spp. Lillypillies Cryptocarya spp. Laurels Geissois benthamii Red carabeen Pseudoweinmannia lachnocarpa Rose marara	Longest-lived (considerably longer than 100 yrs), and the slowest growing of all species. Fruiting is irregular and the seeds are usually less effectively dispersed than those of Groups A – C. Seeds have very limited viability (a few weeks). The seedlings are tolerant of shade.

Hopkins, M.S., Kikkawa, J., Graham, A.W., Tracey, J.G., and Webb, L.J. (1976) An ecological basis for the management of rain forest. In Monroe and Stevens (1976) The Border Ranges, a land use conflict in regional perspective. Royal Society of Queensland, Brisbane. (With species names updated as far as possible).