Flora Of Australia Volume 11a And 11b: Mimosaceae, Acacia Parts 1 And 2 (flora Of Australia Series)

Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) produces the Flora of Australia series which describes the flowering plants, pines, ferns, mosses, liverworts and lichens to the species level. There are over 60 volumes planned. Each volume provides an authoritative summary of current knowledge of the species described and is richly illustrated in both colour and black and white. They contain keys to families, genera, species and infra-species, detailed descriptions of taxa at all ranks, full Australian synonymies, distribution maps, and notes on variation, ecology and biology. Volume 11 of the Flora of Australia contains the genus Acacia, in the family Mimosaceae. It is the work of 40 authors, illustrators and photographers. The volume is divided into two parts: volume 11A provides introductory essays and descriptions of the first 462 species in the genus, while volume 11B describes the remaining 493 species. Wattles are found in all terrestrial habitats, from rainforests to alpine communities, in grasslands, coastal sanddunes, deserts, forests and woodlands. In size they range from prostrate, mat-like subshrubs to tall forest trees. They are frequently major components of the understorey of drier forests and woodlands, but in other habitats can be the dominant species, as, for example, in the Brigalow of Queensland, the Myall woodlands of inland eastern Australia or the Mulga woodlands of eremaean areas. As might be expected, such a large genus has provided many useful products. For aboriginal people wattles have provided timber for implements, weapons and fuel, gums, edible seed, and musical instruments. A substantial industry has been built on the attractive timbers derived from many species, but particularly Blackwood and Mulga. Other species, particularly Black Wattle, have provided the backbone of the tan bark industry in Australia and abroad. In the last decade, a number of Australian Acacia species, especially those from eremaean and monsoonal areas, have been investigated and cultivated in a number of countries for a range of products: fuel wood, wood pulp for paper manufacture, and as a source of edible seeds. Many other species are important in horticulture, in land management, and reafforestation. This is the first of three volumes describing and illustrating more than 1000 species of Australian mosses. Together, they will represent the first national account of these diverse and ecologically significant organisms. The main features of the first volume are : An introduction documenting 200 years of research on Australian mosses ; moss classification and an overview of morphology and sexuality ; an account of ecology and biodiversity ; the origin and evolution of mosses ; fossil bryophytes ; and a key to the more than 300 genera of mosses known from Australia and its island territories. The volume includes traditional, Flora of Australia-style descriptions of 22 families, 42 genera and 238 species and infra-specific taxa, including synonymy, specimen citations and notes on habitat and distribution. Distribution maps are provided for each species and infra-specific taxon, as well as more than 50 pages of line-art illustrating habit and anatomy and 64 colour photographs Australian wattles are now described in the Flora of Australia. These two volumes provide for the first time in many years a complete account of this important group of plants. They are the culmination of decades of work by a team of scientists from across the country, and present a benchmark that will be indispensable for land managers, horticulturalists, scientists and all those who wish to know more of one of the country's iconic plants.The volumes open with background essays on the relationships, biology, fossil history and utilisation of wattles, before moving to the traditional tightly written authoritative descriptions, identification keys, bibliographic information, and notes on ecology and distribution. Virtually all taxa are illustrated in carefully accurate black and white line drawings, and many are also represented in some 128 colour photographs and two original watercolour paintings. 2nd ed. of v. 1 updates the original volume and expands the range of review essays presented. It is intended to provide a primary source of information about plants in Australia from the point of view of taxonomic botany. To be used as a ready reference to the major literature on the Australian flora and includes a glossary of botanical terms and a key to families of Australian flowering plants V. 1. Introduction. [executive Editors, Anthony E. Orchard, Helen S. Thompson ; Volume Editors, Anthony E. Orchard]. A Publication Of The Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra--t.p. Environment Australia, Department Of The Environment And Heritage; Csiro. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The first of two volumes on the vascular floras of Australia's offshore territories, covering Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. An introduction to the geography, physical features, climate, history of human habitation, and vegetation is provided with checklists of the species recorded on each. This series describes, illustrations and provides identification tools for the plants of Australia. These two volumes provide a complete account of Australian wattles, opening with background essays on the relationships, biology, fossil history and utilization of wattles. Comprises one complete family, the Caesalpiniaceae, together with all native and naturalized Mimosaceae apart from Acacia. This title provides descriptions of 38 genera, 153 species and 16 form taxa in these families. V. 1. Introduction v. 2. Winteraceae to Platanaceae