Author: D. J. McGillivray
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The first definitive scientific survey of the third largest Australian flowering plant genus. Characteristics of all species are listed in detail; 53 new species and 34 new subspecies fully treated for the first time. Notes on distribution and ecology.
Grevillea, Proteaceae
Author: D. J. McGillivray
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The first definitive scientific survey of the third largest Australian flowering plant genus. Characteristics of all species are listed in detail; 53 new species and 34 new subspecies fully treated for the first time. Notes on distribution and ecology.
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The first definitive scientific survey of the third largest Australian flowering plant genus. Characteristics of all species are listed in detail; 53 new species and 34 new subspecies fully treated for the first time. Notes on distribution and ecology.
Flora of Australia
Author: Australian Biological Resources Study
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9780643059696
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
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.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9780643059696
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
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.
Discovering Australian Flora
Author: Fanny Karouta-Manasse
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486307833
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Australia’s complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG), Fanny Karouta-Manasse celebrates the minute and intriguing details of these plants. Discovering Australian Flora explains how plants are displayed in the ANBG according to themes and provides clear and simple geographical, historical and botanical information. It also describes the unique features of Australian flora, including their reliance on fire and ability to survive in poor soil, and looks in detail at the two dominant genera in the Australian landscape – Eucalyptus and Acacia. This fresh and intimate view of some of Australia’s native flora will serve not only as a companion to visitors to the ANBG but will also allow others to explore the wonders of Australia’s botanical treasures. This book will appeal to both local and overseas readers wishing to become more familiar with Australian native flora. The striking photographs will appeal to anyone with an appreciation and passion for nature's beauty.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486307833
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Australia’s complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG), Fanny Karouta-Manasse celebrates the minute and intriguing details of these plants. Discovering Australian Flora explains how plants are displayed in the ANBG according to themes and provides clear and simple geographical, historical and botanical information. It also describes the unique features of Australian flora, including their reliance on fire and ability to survive in poor soil, and looks in detail at the two dominant genera in the Australian landscape – Eucalyptus and Acacia. This fresh and intimate view of some of Australia’s native flora will serve not only as a companion to visitors to the ANBG but will also allow others to explore the wonders of Australia’s botanical treasures. This book will appeal to both local and overseas readers wishing to become more familiar with Australian native flora. The striking photographs will appeal to anyone with an appreciation and passion for nature's beauty.
Name that Flower
Author: Ian Clarke
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 9780522850604
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"This concise guide to identifying flowering plants covers aesthetic and botanical information about flora from around the world. Presented are illustrations and explanations of reproductive parts, variations in floral structure, and nomenclature and plant families. The dissection process for flowers, techniques of flower arranging, and methods of observing structure for identification are clearly described. Plant families common to Australia are illustrated with examples of cultivated and wild
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 9780522850604
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"This concise guide to identifying flowering plants covers aesthetic and botanical information about flora from around the world. Presented are illustrations and explanations of reproductive parts, variations in floral structure, and nomenclature and plant families. The dissection process for flowers, techniques of flower arranging, and methods of observing structure for identification are clearly described. Plant families common to Australia are illustrated with examples of cultivated and wild
Australian Seeds
Author: Luke Sweedman
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643092986
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
A complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of seeds collected in the wild describing procedures and protocols that are of international standard. Includes a comprehensive pictorial guide, in colour, of 1260 Australian seeds clearly showing their size and shape.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643092986
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
A complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of seeds collected in the wild describing procedures and protocols that are of international standard. Includes a comprehensive pictorial guide, in colour, of 1260 Australian seeds clearly showing their size and shape.
New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae)
Author: Donald John McGillivray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780731628971
Category : Proteaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780731628971
Category : Proteaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa
Author: H. F. Glen
Publisher: Jacana Media
ISBN: 9781919931173
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A listing of almost 9000 kinds of plants known to be cultivated in Southern Africa, or to have been tried here. The information is derived from a database containing details mainly of specimens archived in the National Herbarium, Pretoria.
Publisher: Jacana Media
ISBN: 9781919931173
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A listing of almost 9000 kinds of plants known to be cultivated in Southern Africa, or to have been tried here. The information is derived from a database containing details mainly of specimens archived in the National Herbarium, Pretoria.
The Protea Book
Author: Lewis J. Matthews
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9781877257209
Category : Proteaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9781877257209
Category : Proteaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Flowering Plants. Eudicots
Author: Klaus Kubitzki
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540322191
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
In this volume treatments are offered for 52 families containing 432 genera belonging to 13 eudicot orders, many of which have recently been newly designed; four families remain unassigned to order. Emphasis is on the early-diverging eudicots and basal core eudicots. The wealth of information contained in this volume will make it an important source of reference for both the scholar and the practitioner in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540322191
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
In this volume treatments are offered for 52 families containing 432 genera belonging to 13 eudicot orders, many of which have recently been newly designed; four families remain unassigned to order. Emphasis is on the early-diverging eudicots and basal core eudicots. The wealth of information contained in this volume will make it an important source of reference for both the scholar and the practitioner in the fields of pure and applied plant sciences.
Species Conservation and Management
Author: H. Resit Akcakaya
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198037260
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
This edited volume is a collection of population and metapopulation models for a wide variety of species, including plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Each chapter of the book describes the application of RAMAS GIS 4.0 to one species, with the aim of demonstrating how various life history characteristics of the species are incorporated into the model, and how the results of the model has been or can be used in conservation and management of the species. The book comes with a CD that includes a demo version of the program, and the data files for each species.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198037260
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
This edited volume is a collection of population and metapopulation models for a wide variety of species, including plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Each chapter of the book describes the application of RAMAS GIS 4.0 to one species, with the aim of demonstrating how various life history characteristics of the species are incorporated into the model, and how the results of the model has been or can be used in conservation and management of the species. The book comes with a CD that includes a demo version of the program, and the data files for each species.