Kin 1 Pink Bloodwood (Eucalyptus intermedia):
This is a fine tree which grows about 25 meters tall. Its bark is made up of small
plates which are corkey grey in colour. Its timber is reasonably durable in
the ground and is commonly used as fence posts and house stumps.
Kin 2 Swamp Banksia (Banksia robur):
This is a common heathland plant usually found in swampy areas. Its leaves are
large and stiff with tough serrated leaves. Its flowers are usually bluish-green
colour and occur in late winter and spring. It provides a rich source of nectar
and the aborigines used it to sweeten water. They used the seed cones as hair
brushes.
Kin 3 Melastoma (Melstoma malabathaium):
This shrub grows 3.5 meters tall and is usually found in moist or swampy eucalypt
forests and in coastal heathlands. It has pink flowers which occur intermittently
throughout the year and is the most common and one of the most beautiful wildflowers
growing in the Cooloola.
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Kin 4 T Tree ( Melaleuca quinquinervia):
This tree thrives in damp brackish soils although it can survive in quite dry
conditions. It flowers from February to July and is an important honey tree
providing good supplies of nectar and pollen when other sources are not available.
The release of its tannin stain into the lakes and rivers is responsible for
the brown tea colouring of the water. Its oil is also used in the perfume industry.
The Aborigines chewed its new leaves as a treatment for head colds and served
food on strips of its bark.
Kin 5 Mangrove Fern (Acrosticuum speciosum):
This mangrove fern survives in the lower reaches of Kin Kin Creek where the
water environment is a mixture of salt and fresh water. Also living in this
reach of the river is the fresh water bass and platypus.
Kin 6 Cotton Tree ( Hibiscus Tiliaceus):
A broad-leaved plant, it has pale green foliage and large yellow flowers with
black centres. It grows to a height of 9 meters and is capable of growing in
pure sand and exposed to salt laden winds. It is also often used in beach sand
stabilization projects.
