While the most dominant feature of a rainforest is the trees, there are many other plant forms such as vines, orchids, palms, ferns, gingers, lilies, etc.
Rainforests in this region are termed Tropical, and can be found near Mackay (Eungella) and from Townsville to Cape York Peninsula. They are the most luxuriant of the Australian Rainforests.
Below is a partial list of the trees and plants found in Paronella Park.
| Buttonwood or Cheese Tree |
| Red Penda |
| Red Cedar |
| Weeping Fig |
| Ivory Mahogany |
| Black Bean |
| Kamala |
| Native Nutmeg |
| Pepper Vine |
| Caledonian or Red Silky Oak |
| Golden Penda |
| Ivory Basswood |
| Grey Bollywood |
| Synima |
| (A Zamiad) |
| Milky Pine |
| Kuranda Satinash |
| (Large woody vines which loop from tree to tree) |
| Blush Silky Oak |
| Grey Satinash |
| Kamala |
| Zamia or Pineapple Palm |
| Queensland Maple |
| Figwood |
| Silver Quandong |
| Giant Fern (Lovers Lane and the Fernery) |
| Finger Cherry |
| Cassowary Pine |
| Weeping Cabbage Palm |
| Silver Basswood or Celerywood |
| Strangler Fig |
| Northern Silky Oak |
| Davidson's Plum |
| Candle Nut |
| Golden Cane Palm |
| Queensland Kauri Pine (Kauri Avenue) |
| Chittagong |
| Snapdragon Tree |
| Indian Teak |
| Cadagi |
| Blue Quandong |
| Spur Mahogany |
| Banyan |
| Alexandra Palm |
| MacArthur Palm |
| Tree Fern |
| Milkwood |
| Northern White Beech |
| Pink Evodia (Larval food plant for Ulysses butterflies) |
| Queensland Walnut |
| Umbrella Tree |
| Nepal Trumpet Flower |
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