Harnieria hygrophiloides

Native Justicia at Mandalay, QLD

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Identification history

Harnieria hygrophiloides	17 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Harnieria hygrophiloides	30 May 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Unverified	30 Jul 2024	Ange

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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

30 May 2025

Unconfirmed identification.
More work to do to check this species description in multiple sources,
does match the RFK description (ref'ed below);
yet more species occur across parts of this continent including at least two HISPID phrase named species not yet formally described and published.
I have not found a botanical key to Au spp. in searching efforts (no key in Barker (1996) ref'ed below) .

Ref's:

• Zich Frank A., Bernie P. M. Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A. Kerrigan (2020)  
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'):  
_Harnieria hygrophiloides_ (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Harnieria_hygrophiloides.htm  
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/  
Viewed: 2025 May 30th .

• Barker, R. M. (1996 August 29th)
Additional species, new combinations and other notes on Acanthaceae of Australia.
Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 17: (132–) 149 (–152)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62030589
Viewed: 2025 May 30th .
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Ange wrote:

30 May 2025

Thanks Jason, I notice its listed as endangered in NSW and as a priority taxa in Qld. Hopefully the population on Whitehaven is stable or even expanding. Ange

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

30 May 2025

Thanks Ange. Yes i hope the population thrives.
Where's the information source of Qld priority taxa including this, please ?
If you have ready access to the source, saving me searching for it as well while my laptop screen has already overflowed with windows while busy now.
I will add it into NatureMapr's page for this species, which i have just updated.
In the Qld Plants Census i use everyday no mention of special conservation status for this species or any of the 3 _Harnieria_ spp. in Qld.

Ange wrote:

30 May 2025

No problem at all Jason, this is what I found:
https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/165741/maleny.pdf
See page 2 (extract below). Hope this helps!

Native plants and animals
A comprehensive plant survey recorded 500 species of which five are scheduled as of conservation significance (Table 2). A further eight species are also considered priority taxa for South East Queensland. These are Brunoniella spiciflora, white karambal Harnieria hygrophiloides, velvet leaf Callicarpa pedunculata, Grevillea hilliana, Triflorensia cameronii, Dinosperma melanophloia, Artanema fimbriatum and white apple Endiandra virens.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

30 May 2025

Great thank you !

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

30 May 2025

Oops .
In my above first comment, I just now had to edit a default URL to the Au Tropical Rainforest Plants information system
– which in my business this morning I had forgotten to edit.
Excellent fact sheet in there, worth a look: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/harnieria_hygrophiloides.htm
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Ange wrote:

30 May 2025

Thanks Jason, that's great. :-)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.058119 -20.297919
Altitude 82.0m
Maps Whitsunday Islands National Park
Places Mandalay, QLD

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4 - 15 Abundance
28 Jul 2024 01:42 PM Recorded on
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1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
True In flower

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Harnieria hygrophiloides Scientific name
Native Justicia Common name
Not Sensitive
Endangered *
Non-invasive or negligible
81.96m Recorded at altitude
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In flower

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Harnieria hygrophiloides

Native Justicia at Mandalay, QLD

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