Daphnandra johnsonii (Illawarra socketwood)

Daphnandra johnsonii Schodde (2007) . 
NSW Threatened Species: Illawarra socketwood – profile, 
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Scientific name: Daphnandra johnsonii
Conservation status in NSW:Endangered 
Commonwealth status:Endangered 
Profile last updated: 2024 October 14 

Distribution

Restricted to the Illawarra region where it has been recorded from the local government areas of Shoalhaven, Kiama, Shellharbour and Wollongong.

Habitat and ecology

• Occupies the rocky hillsides and gullies of the Illawarra lowlands, occasionally extending onto the upper escarpment slopes.
• Associated vegetation includes rainforest and moist eucalypt forest.
• Associated soils are loams and clay loams derived from volcanic and fertile sedimentary rocks.
• Flowers briefly in September and early October with fruits taking 10 to 12 months to mature.
• Capable of vegetative reproduction from stems (coppicing) and rhizomes (suckering).
• Low levels of seed production are suspected, with stems at most sites appearing to only produce ‘pseudo-fruit’ which lack seeds.
• Possibly killed by fire. 

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Daphnandra johnsonii Schodde (2007): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/202471/api/apni-format .
 → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Bulbine&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&inc._other=&max=100&display=&search=true
Viewed: 2025 September 28th . 

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) [2014]
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 2 
Daphnandra johnsonii 

Mobile devices (phones and tablets) app.:
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-mobile-app/
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-plants-of-australia-2-0-mobile-app/ 

Computer (desktops and laptops) software:
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-desktop-app/  
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/publications/ 
Viewed: 2025 September 28th . 

• Flora of NSW online PlantNET:
PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System).
Daphnandra johnsonii Schodde: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Daphnandra~johnsonii 
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney.
Viewed: 2025 September 28th . 

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