This native tree is commonly known as grey mangrove.
Avicennia marina subsp. australasica is described as a "dicot" in the Acanthaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 21 Fraser Coast localities: Beaver Rock, Beelbi Creek, Boonooroo Plains, Booral, Burrum Heads, Dundathu, Eli Waters, Granville, Great Sandy Strait, Howard, Maryborough, Pacific Haven, Pialba, Point Vernon, Poona, River Heads, Susan River, Tandora, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Tuan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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