Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p231
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 231/276)
Character Range: 846895–850126

habitat protection and rehabilitation. Undertake research into the ecology of the species. Monitor likely areas of the national park after storms, rescue any fallen specimens and attempt to cultivate them in the Norfolk Island National Park Nursery (Sykes & Atkinson 1988).

Recovery target
The recovery target is shown in Table 126.
Table 126 Recovery target for Phreatia paleata
EPBC Act status  Estimated population (2023)  Where known populations occur  2034 target
Endangered       27                           100% within the national park  No decline

Relevant literature
Mills K (2007e) The Flora of Norfolk Island. 2. Epiphytes and Mistletoes. Kevin Mills & Associates, Jamberoo, NSW.
Orchard A (ed) (1994) Flora of Australia. Vol. 49. Oceanic Islands 1. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Sykes W & Atkinson I (1988) Rare and Endangered Plants of Norfolk Island. Unpublished report to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Norfolk Island.
TSSC (Threatened Species Scientific Committee) (2003c) Commonwealth Listing Advice for Norfolk Island Flora – 16 Endangered Species.

Pittosporum bracteolatum—oleander
Family PITTOSPORACEAE

Conservation significance
Endemic to Norfolk Island.
EPBC Act Listing Status: Vulnerable.

Description
Tree growing to 7 m tall with small cream flowers and spherical fruit containing numerous seeds in a sticky orange pulp.

Distribution and abundance
Pittosporum bracteolatum is widespread with most of the wild population found in the Mt Pitt section of the Norfolk Island National Park. Elsewhere, it has been found at Mission Road, Steels Point and north-east of Bloody Bridge (Orchard 1994, Cayzer et al. 2000).
The total number of mature plants recorded in 2003 was 921 (TSSC 2003b). This species seeds well and it has been widely planted in the national park and in public reserves. The population estimate in 2021 was 1127 individuals, including 208 in Hundred Acres Reserve (Mills 2017e).
The distribution is shown in Map 55.

Ecology
Little known.

Habitat
Occurs in moist upland hardwood forest, pine-hardwood ridge forest and viny hardwood forest (Invasive Species Council & TierraMar 2021). It is quite common on parkland and forest slopes, particularly the sheltered south-east slopes of Mt Pitt (Cayzer et al. 2000).

Threats
The primary threat to the species is weed invasion and competition including from the introduced P. undulatum. Phytophthora cinnamomi is potentially a major risk.

Impact on other species
None known.
Map 55 Distribution of Pittosporum bracteolatum
Green outlines indicate reserves within which the species occurs. Green shading shows plant communities within which the species may occur (Christian & Mills 2021).

Risk assessment
Risk assessment undertaken for Vulnerable trees/shrubs as a grouping. The risk assessment is shown in Table 127.
Table 127 Risk assessment for Vulnerable trees/shrubs as a grouping
Risk                                                                                                               Likelihood of exposure    Consequence  Threat rating
1. Loss and fragmentation of native vegetation through past land clearing                                          Almost certain (91–100%)