You can help both flying-foxes and koalas by encouraging wildlife friendly habitat.
The following information provide a list of flower, nectar and fruit tree species that flying-foxes pollinate. Their pollination helps to create a healthier eco system for koalas and many other animals.
The table rates the frequency of koala use for flying-fox friendly species in Byron Shire.
Nurseries can play a huge role in wildlife protection by helping people to understand which plants can provide food for our native animals. Local plant nurseries can email our Biodiversity Projects Officer to get involved with this project ccaliari@byron.nsw.gov.au
Image credit: Brett Dolsen.
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Frequently used by koalas? |
Coast Banksia
|
Banksia integrifolia
|
Not really |
| Old Man Banksia |
B. serrata
|
Not really |
| Red Bloodwood |
Corymbia gummifera |
Sometimes |
| Pink Bloodwood |
C. intermedia |
Sometimes |
| White mahogany |
Eucalyptus acmenoides |
Often |
| Broad-leaved red ironbark |
E. fibrosa |
Sometimes |
| Flooded gum |
E. grandis |
Not really |
| Blackbutt |
E. pilularis |
Sometimes |
| Grey Gum |
E. propinqua |
Highly preferred |
| Red Mahogany |
E. resinifera |
High use |
| Swap Mahogany |
E. robusta |
Highly preferred |
| Sydney Blue Gum |
E. saligna |
High use |
| Narrow-leaved red gum |
E. seeana |
Often |
| Northern grey ironbark |
E. siderophloia |
Often |
| Forest Red Gum
|
E. tereticornis
|
Highly preferred |
| Black Bean |
Castanospermum australe |
Not really |
| Southern silky oak |
Grevillea robusta |
Not really |
| Brush Box |
Lophostemon confertus |
Not really |
| Broad-leaved Paperbark |
Melaleuca quinquenervia |
Sometimes |
| Turpentine |
Syncarpia glomulifera |
Not really |
| Common name |
Scientific name |
| Plum Pine |
Podocarpus elatus |
| Zig Zag Vine |
Uvaria leichhardtii |
| Southern Melodinus |
Melodinus australis |
| Cabbage Palm |
Livistona australis |
| Bangalow Palm |
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
| Grey Mangrove |
Avicennia marina |
| Koda |
Ehretia acuminata |
| Yellow Elderberry |
Sambucus australasica |
| Crabapple |
Schizomeria ovata |
| Davidson's Plum |
Davidsonia spp. |
| Myrtle Ebony |
Diospyros pentamera |
| Hard Quandong |
Elaeocarpus obovatus |
| Blueberry Ash |
E. reticulatus |
| Blue Fig |
E. grandis |
| Featherwood |
Polyosma cunninghamii |
| White Kamala |
Mallotus discolor |
| Brown Beech |
Pennantia cunninghamii |
| White Cedar |
Melia azedarach |
| Creek Sandpaper Fig |
Ficus coronata |
| Sandpaper Fig |
F. fraseri |
| Moreton Bay Fig |
F. macrophylla |
| Small-leaved Fig |
F. obliqua |
| Rusty Fig |
F. rubiginosa |
| Deciduous Fig |
F. superba |
| White Fig |
F. virens |
| Strangler Fig |
F. watkinsiana |
| Cockspur Thorn |
Maclura cochinchinensis |
| Broad-leaved Lilly Pilly |
Acmena hemilampra |
| Red Apple |
A. ingens |
| Lilly Pilly |
A.smithii |
| Malletwood |
Rhodamnia argentea |
| Brush Cherry |
Syzygium australe |
| Sour Cherry |
S. corynanthum |
| Purple Cherry |
S. crebrinerve |
| Riberry |
S. luehmanii |
| Blue Lilly Pilly |
S. oleosum |
| Native Passionfruit |
Passiflora herbertiana |
| Sweet Pittosporum |
Pittosporum undulatum |
| Red Ash |
Alphitonia excelsa |
Morinda
|
Morinda jasminoides |
| Native Tamarind |
Diploglottis australis |
| Black Apple |
Planchonella australis |
| Kangaroo Apple |
Solanum aviculare |
| Giant Stinging Tree |
Dendrocnide excelsa |
| Shining-leaved Stinging Tree |
D. photinophylla |
| Kurrajong Mistletoe |
Notothixos cornifolius |
| Five-leaf Water Vine |
Cissus hypoglauca |
Since the devastating impact of the 2019 / 2020 bush fire events, the following species are particularly important for winter habitat:
- Coast Banksia
- Blackbutt
- Swap Mahogany
- Narrow-leaved red gum
- Forest red gum
- Turpentine
- Northern grey ironbark
- Broad-leaved paperback
If you would like more information, please email biodiversity@byron.nsw.gov.au
If you would like to remove a tree that you think may be in flying-fox habitat, contact Council first to talk about applying for a tree removal permit.
Following the correct steps helps to protect and track flying-foxes. Please remember they are an endangered species, and it is an offence to damage their habitat.