The Australian Ivy Palm, or Umbrella Tree, is a species of tree common in tropical rainforests of Australia and other Oceania countries. This evergreen green grows multi-trunks in heights of up to 15 meters, with palm-like medium sized leaf groups at the top, those of which vary in ranges of 7 leaflets. At the very top is where the flowers originate in scarlet tones and big numbers, attracting a many kinds of insects and birds for its nectar. Although not necessarily ornamental, for its size, the Australian Ivy Palm is often cultivated in gardens all over the world for decorative purposes. Thanks to its aggressively dominant roots, in some places such as Florida and Hawaii the plant is considered invasive, with planting of such being unadvised.

The tree would be seen first and only for a brief moment on Isla Sorna during the early 2000s, as Dr. Grant and the Kirbys take a small boat down river to reach the south coast of the Island. Halfway through, the river crosses next to a large grass field, where many species of herbivorous Dinosaurs could be found, growing right next to the water was an Australian Ivy Palm, with six trunks growing in different sizes, three of those would sport flowering branches at the top, easily distinguished by the vibrant red color. That particular Ivy Palm probably reached no more than 8 meters high, judging by an Ankylosaurus that was drinking next to it.