Book ID: 89894
Flora of Australia
Volume 003. 1989. 24 figs. 36 pls. 183 distrib.maps. XVI,219 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
Nine families make up Volume 3 of the Flora of Australia containing inall 153 species in 31 genera. The largest family is Casuarinaceae with66 species, mostly in the genus Allocasuarina (sheoaks). Next isMoraceae with 47 species in 7 genera, including the figs. The nettlefamily, Urticaceae, contains 21 species in 9 genera. The other sixfamilies have fewer than 10 species each but include both tropical andtemperate rainforest plants as well as naturalised species. Overall, thevolume describes plants from most areas of Australia. A number of taxaare here described for the first time. - Second hand copy.