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• Status: Vulnerable

The Biconvex Paperbark (Melaleuca biconvexa) is a shrub or small tree up to 10 meters high. It is listed as Vulnerable and is endemic to NSW (only found growing here and nowhere else in the world). It is found in the wild in scattered populations from around Jervis Bay in the south, to Gosford in the north. It occurs in damp low-lying areas and alongside streams.

Germination trials have been carried out on behalf of the Office of Environment and Heritage / Department of Planning Infrastructure and Environment to research this species. These trials were to investigate whether the seed of this species is naturally ‘stored’ in the soil seed bank underneath existing plants, and to research germination rates from fresh seed collected directly from the plants.