Flora of Australia (series)

Flora of Australia Volume 1, second edition. All the books in the series have this distinctive green and yellow cover.

Flora of Australia is a 59 volume series describing the vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens present in Australia and its external territories. The series is published by the Australian Biological Resources Study who estimate that the series when complete will describe over 20 000 plant species.^[1] It was orchestrated by Alison McCusker.

Series

Volume 1 of the series was published in 1981, a second extended edition was released in 1999. The series uses the Cronquist system of taxonomy. The ABRS also published the Fungi of Australia, the Algae of Australia and the Flora of Australia Supplementary Series. A new online Flora of Australia was launched by ABRS in 2017, and no more printed volumes will be published.^[2]

Volumes published

1. Introduction (1st edition) 1981^[3]

1. Introduction (2nd edition) 1999^[4]

Other Australian floras

A few censuses of the Australian flora have been carried out, they include

1793-95 - J. E. Smith - A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland
1804-05 - J. E. Smith - Exotic Botany
1804-07 - J. J. H. de Labillardière - Novae Hollandiae Plant. Spec
1810 - R. Brown - Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
1814 - R. Brown - Botanical Appendix to Flinders' Voyage
1849 - R. Brown - Botanical Appendix to C. Sturt, Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia
1856 - J. D. Hooker - Introductory Essay, Flora Tasmaniae
1863-78 - G. Bentham - Flora Australiensis
1882 - F. Mueller - Systematic Census of Australian Plants
1889 - F. Mueller - Second Systematic Census
1990 - R. J. Hnatiuk - Census of Australian Vascular Plants

References

^ Orchard, A. E. 1999. Introduction. In A. E. Orchard, ed. Flora of Australia - Volume 1, 2nd edition pp 1-9. Australian Biological Resources Study ISBN 0-643-05965-2
^ "Flora of Australia series". CSIRO Publishing. CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
^ CSIRO; Australia. Bureau of Flora and Fauna; Australian Biological Resources Study; Australia. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (1981), Flora of Australia, CSIRO Publishing : Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, ISBN 978-0-643-09056-9
^ Orchard, A. E; Thompson, Helen S; CSIRO; Australian Biological Resources Study (1999), Flora of Australia (2nd ed.), Australian Biological Resources Study : CSIRO, ISBN 978-0-643-05702-9

External links

[Orchard-1] Orchard, A. E. 1999. Introduction. In A. E. Orchard, ed. Flora of Australia - Volume 1, 2nd edition pp 1-9. Australian Biological Resources Study ISBN 0-643-05965-2

[2] "Flora of Australia series". CSIRO Publishing. CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

[3] CSIRO; Australia. Bureau of Flora and Fauna; Australian Biological Resources Study; Australia. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (1981), Flora of Australia, CSIRO Publishing : Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, ISBN 978-0-643-09056-9

[4] Orchard, A. E; Thompson, Helen S; CSIRO; Australian Biological Resources Study (1999), Flora of Australia (2nd ed.), Australian Biological Resources Study : CSIRO, ISBN 978-0-643-05702-9

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