The greening of Gondwana

For the first time scientist, specialist and the general reader can follow Australia's plant ancestry, and appreciate the individuality that has evolved from an inheritance in common with plants from other southern lands. This third edition is updated to incorporate the most recent ideas about the evolution of Australia's modern flora and the nature of Gondwanan forests at the time of separation from Antarctica. It is llustrated with over 400 magnificent photographs of fossils and living plants.