| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 290 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) |
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Pitcairn-Norfolk language |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Incorporating recent advances in biogeographic and phylogenetic research, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the palm family Arecaceae, with reviews of botanical history, biogeography, phylogeny, ecology and conservation. Thorough descriptions of genera and species include notes on ecology and typification, and keys and distribution maps assist with field recognition. Colour photographs of habit, leaf, flowers, fruit and unique diagnostic characters also feature for each species"--NHBS Environment Bookstore. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 EARLY DOCUMENTATION OFAUSTRALIAN PALMS; 3 HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY; 4 DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY; 5 SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENTOF THE AUSTRALIAN PALM FLORA; 6 SUBFAMILY 1: CALAMOIDEAE; 7 SUBFAMILY 2: NYPOIDEAE; 8 SUBFAMILY 3: CORYPHOIDEAE; 9 SUBFAMILY 4: CEROXYLOIDEAE; 10 SUBFAMILY 5: ARECOIDEAE; 11 DOUBTFUL AND EXCLUDED NAMES; 12 FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF AUSTRALIANPALM SPECIES; Checklist of genera and species; Glossary; References; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Palms -- Australia.
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Palms. |
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Australia. |
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Palms -- Australia -- Identification.
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| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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| Subject |
Palms -- Norfolk Island -- Identification.
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Palms -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) -- Identification.
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Palms -- Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) -- Identification.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Guidebooks.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dowe, John L. Australian palms. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, ©2010 9780643096158 (OCoLC)433536823 |
| ISBN |
9780643098022 (electronic book) |
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064309802X (electronic book) |
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