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The five families in this volume are Aizoaceae, Cactaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Nyctaginaceae and Phytolaccaceae. The Saltbush family, Chenopodiaceae, is a large family with 302 species in Australia, found especially in arid and saline areas. They include important pasture plants such as saltbush, bluebush and samphire, and weeds such as goosefoot. The family Cactaceae contains only introduced species in Australia, among them prickly pear, which invaded large areas of Queensland in the 1920s and still persists in some areas. The other families include both native and introduced species. Aizoaceae includes many succulent plants such as pigface and ice-plant. A number of species of Chenopodiaceae and Nyctaginaceae are described for the first time.
This volume covers 5 families, 66 genera and 413 species.
28 new taxa are described, including the new genus Eremophea Paul G.Wilson (Chenopodiaceae), as well as many new combinations and lectotypifications.
About this book
Book series
Flora of Australia
Publisher
AGPS
Year
1984
Author
Various Authors
Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0 644 03442 4
ISBN-13: 978 0 644 03442 5
Softcover
ISBN-10: 0 644 03443 2
ISBN-13: 978 0 644 03443 2
Hardcover set
ISBN-10: 0 642 07013 X
ISBN-13: 978 0 642 07013 5
Softcover set
ISBN-10: 0 642 07016 4
ISBN-13: 978 0 642 07016 6
Size
250 × 176 mm (B5)
Number of pages
x + 354 pages
appendix, glossary, index
Binding
Hardcover and Softcover
section stitched
Illustrations
17 colour plates
40 black and white plates
459 maps
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