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Statement of Significance

The site of Brisbane City Botanic Gardens was selected as a public garden in 1828 by New South Wales Colonial Botanist Charles Fraser three years after the establishment of the European settlement. Originally the garden was planted with food crops to feed the convicts. In 1855, a portion of the land was declared a 'botanic reserve' and Walter Hill was appointed as curator. The Queensland Heritage Register describes the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens as 'the most significant, non-aboriginal cultural landscape in Queensland having a continuous horticultural history since 1828, without any significant loss of land area or change in use over time.' It incorporates Brisbane's most mature gardens and features many rare and unusual species of plants.

This species is a native of Madagascar and Mauritius and was named after Sir Charles Colville, an ex-governor of Mauritius.

These trees are particularly good example of their species and contribute well to the landscape of these important historic gardens. This is due to their prominent position inside the main entrance and around the Gardens' iconic circle of Royal Palms. They are spectacular when in flower, at which time they attract flocks of rainbow lorikeets.

These three trees are planted around the circle of Cuban Royal Palms, to the right of the path inside the Alice Street entrance to the Gardens.