forest habitat. These Endiandra resemble other genera in the family Lauraceae, and their leaves are lauroid type with berries eaten and dispersed mostly by birds. Others are even adapted to very wet media. Some species are endangered and others have a very specialized ecological niche and consequently occupy small or specific areas. Although the majority of the species are the products of parapatric speciation, some groups have an ancient Gondwanan distribution and some groups responded to favourable climatic periods as opportunistic species and expanded across the available habitat, these last groups occur across wide distribution with close relatives and few species, indicating the recent divergence of these species. Many species are having edible fruits. Some birds and bats that are specialised frugivores tend to eat the whole fruit and regurgitate seeds intact, which functions for Biological dispersal. Others swallow the fruit and pass the seed intact through the gut. An incomplete list of birds that rely heavily on the fruit for their diet include members of the families Cotingidae, Columbidae, Trogonidae, Turdidae, and Toucan. The fruits are an important food source for Palaeognathae highly dependent. Seed dispersal of various species in the genus is also carried out by fishes and big and small mammals as Pachyderms, Bovids, monkeys, arboreal rodents, porcupines, or possums. Species There were 126 accepted species as of May 2021. These are: Endiandra acuminata Endiandra aggregata Endiandra albiramea Endiandra aneityensis Endiandra anthropophagorum Endiandra archboldiana Endiandra areolata Endiandra arfakensis Endiandra asymmerrica Endiandra baillonii Endiandra beccariana Endiandra bellendenkerana Endiandra bessaphila Endiandra brassii Endiandra bullata Endiandra carrii Endiandra chartacea Endiandra clavigera Endiandra clemensii Endiandra collinsii Endiandra compressa – New South Wales & Queensland, Australia Endiandra cooperana Endiandra coriacea Endiandra cowleyana Endiandra crassiflora Endiandra cuneata Endiandra cyphellophora Endiandra dichrophylla Endiandra dielsiana Endiandra discolor – New South Wales & Queensland, Australia Endiandra djamuensis Endiandra dolichocarpa Endiandra elaeocarpa Endiandra elongata Endiandra engleriana Endiandra euadenia Endiandra eusideroxylocarpa Endiandra faceta Endiandra ferruginea Endiandra firma Endiandra flavinervis Endiandra floydii – New South Wales & Queensland, Australia Endiandra forbesii Endiandra formicaria Endiandra fulva Endiandra gem Endiandra gemopsis Endiandra gillespiei Endiandra glauca Endiandra globosa – New South Wales & Queensland, Australia Endiandra grandifolia Endiandra grayi Endiandra hainanensis Endiandra havelii Endiandra hayesii – New South Wales & Queensland, Australia Endiandra holttumii Endiandra hypotephra – Queensland, Australia Endiandra immersa Endiandra impressicosta Endiandra insignis Endiandra introrsa – New South Wales & Queensland, Australia Endiandra invasiorum Endiandra javanica Endiandra jonesii Endiandra kingiana