Book ID: 41438
FLOYD, A.G.
Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia. 2nd rev. ed. 2008. illus. 433 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
A comprehensive reference to all 402 rainforest tree species in Victoria and New South Wales, including some distribution extensions into Queensland. The text is written in a simplified botanical style making the book accessible to all those interested in rainforest, from professional foresters and botanists to enthusiasts and gardeners. Every species is illustrated with a detailed line drawing and its habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, habitat, distribution, timber, uses and regeneration are all described. A key to enable rapid identification is based on ever-present botanical features such as trunk, branchlets and leaves. The introduction includes discussions on the classification of rainforest types, and the structure distribution and physiogomy of rainforests. This long-awaited second edition (first edition 1989) has been fully updated with new species, name changes and additional distribution information.