Wetland forests and woodlands, sometimes with but none of Melaleuca leucadendra, the other taxa listed above. Not associated with streams, but may be inundated with standing water for varying periods. Distribution exclusively tropical, extending MVS## Tropical floodplain forests NT, QLD, possibly WA from western Cape York to the Kimberley region of WA on floodplains. Dominated by tropical paperbarks including Melaleuca , leucodendra, M. cajuputi, M. saligna, M. or and viridiflora M. clarksonii Except in Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa. northern and eastern coastal areas of Cape York, is absent. Melaleuca quinquenervia Distribution extending from the east of MVS## Sandplain wetland forests and QLD, NSW Cape York south to the Sydney region, woodlands largely non-tropical and associated with coastal sandplains. Dominated by often with Melaleuca quinquenervia, Eucalyptus robusta, E. resinifera, E. or tereticornis Lophostemon suaveolens Table 10: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG10: Other Forests and Woodlands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key Criteria MVS# Broader groupings or MVS Comments No. or Next Name Key No. 0 Overstorey dominated by sp. Trees. Banksia woodlands Banksia Essentially restricted to the Swan Coastal Plain in southwest WA. 1
Wetland forests and woodlands, sometimes with Melaleuca leucadendra, but none of the other taxa listed above. Not associated with streams, but may be inundated with standing water for varying periods. Distribution exclusively tropical, extending from western Cape York to the Kimberley region of WA on floodplains. Dominated by tropical paperbarks including Melaleuca leucodendra, M. cajuputi, M. saligna, , M. viridiflora or M. clarksonii and Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa. Except in northern and eastern coastal areas of Cape York, Melaleuca quinquenervia is absent. Distribution extending from the east of Cape York south to the Sydney region, largely non-tropical and associated with coastal sandplains. Dominated by Melaleuca quinquenervia, often with Eucalyptus robusta, E. resinifera, E. tereticornis or Lophostemon suaveolens MVS## MVS## Tropical floodplain forests Sandplain wetland forests and woodlands NT, QLD, possibly WA QLD, NSW Table 10: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG10: Other Forests and Woodlands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key No. Criteria MVS# or Next Key No. Broader groupings or MVS Name Comments 0 Overstorey dominated by Banksia sp. Trees. Essentially restricted to the Swan Coastal Plain in southwest WA. 1 Banksia woodlands
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