This book describes and illustrates 223 of the most important native trees, selected because of their environmental significance, their importance to the timber industry, or because they are conspicuous in the landscape. The criteria used to select species were that they should be important to the timber industry, conspicuous in the landscape or of environmental importance. Consideration was given also to a range of species from across the Australian landscape eg for a large genus like Melaleuca, the main species from most Australian States were included. With these criteria a total of 137 euclaypt species and 86 non-eucalypt species were selected. This enlarged considerably the scope of the previous edition which contained 116 eucalypt and 15 non-eucalypt species. Of note is the increased number of non-eucalypt species, particularly of some important rainforest species, and new descriptions of several generic groups. Descriptions of the more important rainforest species were largely avoided, for various reasons, in previous editions of "Forest Trees of Australia". A special feature of the book is the extensive use of black and white photography to illustrate each species. This incorporated the novel use of flash photography to illustrate leaf venation and the use of scanning electron microgreaphs (S.E.M.) to illustrate finer botanical features, readily seen by the naked eye or with the aid of a small hand-lens but too small to be illustrated satisfactorily by normal macrophotographic techniques.

Forest Trees of Australia

Science & Math

Hall, N.

Turner, J.D.

Kleinig, D.A.

Johnston, R.D.

Hyland, B.P.M.

Chippendale, G.M.

Brooker, M.I.H.

Boland, D.J.

Agricultural Sciences

CSIRO Publishing

Forest Trees of Australia is the essential reference for observing, identifying and obtaining information on the native trees in this country. It describes and illustrates over 300 of the most important indigenous trees, which have been carefully selected for their environmental significance, their importance to the timber industry, or their prominence in the landscape. This new and thoroughly revised edition has been fully updated throughout and includes treatments of 72 additional species. New maps and photographs show a wonderfully diverse range of forests, from mangrove swamps, tropical regions and deserts, to alpine areas and majestic stands of temperate forests. A color section illustrates some of the major forest types of Australia and bark from a diverse range of species. Forest Trees of Australia is an unsurpassed guide to identification for horticulturists, botanists, foresters, students, farmers, environmentalists and all those who are interested in Australian native trees.

Biological Sciences

Australia is one of the few countries in the world generally associated with a single group of plants, namely – the eucalypts. The genus Eucalyptus includes over 700 species, with almost a third of these occurring in south-eastern Australia in the crescent from the top of Spencer Gulf around to the northern New South Wales border including Tasmania. Nearly three hundred of the known species and subspecies in the area are included in this volume and each is described and illustrated. In each description the more important features are emphasized by the use of bolder type, and color photographs show the tree or mallee and its bark, buds and fruit. The botanical terms used throughout are explained and illustrated in the introduction and defined in the glossary. Since the first edition which was published in 1983, many new species have been discovered, and many names changed. In addition, the layout of the book has now been completely updated and reorganized consistent with volumes 2 and 3. At the head of each digest a summary shows how the species fits into the overall classification of eucalypts. Keys provide a systematic route to identification: there is a separate key for each of the four States covered by the books, plus the Australian Capital Territory. A wide range of characters is used to distinguish between the species. Field Guide to Eucalyptus Vol 1 is a most valuable and authoritative source of reference for all who are interested in trees – botanists, foresters, naturalists and many others.

Field Guide to Eucalypts, Volume 1: South-Eastern & Southern Australia

Bloomings Books

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