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Lophozonia moorei (Nothofagus moorei) - Antarctic Beech

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Best of All Lookout, Springbrook National Park, SE Queensland

 

Family : Nothofagaceae

 

Lophozonia moorei is a dominant species in cool-temperate rainforest up to 1550 m altitude from Barrington Tops to the McPherson Ranges and into Lamington and Springbrook National Parks in Queensland.

Commonly known as Antarctic Beech the species is an important Gondwanan relict of the rainforests of the southern hemisphere with many trees thought to be several thousand years old.

Lophozonia moorei occurs in wet, fire-free areas at high altitude in eastern Australia and is likely to be severely impacted by climate change.

 

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Uploaded on February 14, 2017
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