Flora of Australia Volume 43:
Poaceae 1, Introduction and Atlas
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Description
Volume 43 of the Flora of Australia introduces the Poaceae (Grasses). The grasses, with about 1300 species, are the third largest family of flowering plants in Australia, ranking behind the Myrtaceae (1858 spp.) and Fabaceae s. str. (1402 spp.), and ahead of Asteraceae (1221 spp.).
They are found throughout the country, in virtually all habitats, from the wettest to the driest, from sea-level to the tops of the highest ranges. In many parts of the country they form the dominant vegetation. This is particularly so in the hummock and tussock grasslands of eremaean regions, and the (now largely modified) grasslands and grassy woodlands of temperate regions.
Grasses also play an indispensable role in human economies. They provide the major cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, maize, rice), other crops (sugar) and a wide variety of pasture species that sustain animal husbandry. Other species are used in amenity roles, as lawns, playing fields, soil stabilisation and decorative plants. For the most part these economic functions are met by introduced species, although increasingly the value of native species are being recognised, particularly for pastoral use and the amelioration of salinity problems.
The Poaceae will be described in several volumes. This book provides an introduction to the family, identification keys, and an Atlas of the family in Australia. It is intended to stand alone as an overview of this important family, and to provide information on its phylogeny, classification, physiology, ecology, palaeohistory and economic value. It also provides an introduction to the species which will be described in detail in several parts of volume 44. A new tribe, Amphipogoneae, is described, as well as three other new taxa and several new combinations. As the latter will be published over several years, it is inevitable that knowledge will advance, and the recognised species and their distribution will change slightly. These minor changes will be flagged appropriately in the taxonomic texts.
- Flora of Australia Volume 44A
- Flora of Australia Volume 44B—Poaceae 3
- Flora of Australia Volume 44C
Parallel to publication of this volume, ABRS has jointly published with the Queensland Herbarium an interactive key to Australian grasses, AusGrass. This will be complementary to the Flora of Australia, providing users with an alternative means of identification and additional illustrative material. This work was produced with the generous financial support of Bushcare, a program of the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust. Further information on these former programs, visit:
Acknowledgments
Authors
- Dr R.H.Groves
CSIRO Plant Industry & CRC Weed Management Systems, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Dr R.S.Hill
Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005. - Dr E.A.Kellogg
Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, Missouri 63121, United States of America. - Mr M.Lazarides
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Dr H.P.Linder
Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland. - Dr A.McCusker
Australian Biological Resources Study, GPO Box 787, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Dr T.D.Macfarlane
Manjimup Research Centre, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Brain Street, Manjimup, Western Australia, 6258. - Dr M.K.Macphail
Department of Archaeology & Natural History, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 0200. - Ms M.Nightingale
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Dr S.Renvoize
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, England. - Mr B.K.Simon
Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, Queensland, 4066. - Dr R.Sinclair
Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005. - Dr L.Watson
Contact ABRS - Dr C.M.Weiller
Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, GPO Box 475, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 0200. - Professor R.D.B.Whalley
Department of Botany, School of Rural Science & Natural Resources & CRC Weed Management Systems, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351.
Photographers
- Mrs U.Bell
Contact ABRS - Mr B.Carter
Contact ABRS - C.Cooper
c/- University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351. - Dr M.D.Crisp
c/- Australian National Botanic Gardens, GPO Box 1777, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Mr M.Fagg
Australian National Botanic Gardens, GPO Box 1777, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Mr A.S.George
Contact ABRS - Dr S.W.L.Jacobs
National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000. - Mr D.L.Jones
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Dr H.P.Linder
Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland. - M.Matthews
c/- Australian National Botanic Gardens, GPO Box 1777, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Ms S.Sharp
c/- Environment ACT, PO Box 144, Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory, 2602. - Mr C.J.Totterdell
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Illustrators
- Mrs A.Barley
c/- National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra, Victoria, 3141. - Mr S.T.Blake (deceased)
c/- Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, Queensland, 4066. - P.Brinsley
c/- CSIRO Division of Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601. - Mr G.R.M.Dashorst
State Herbarium of South Australia, Botanic Gardens, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000. - Ms L.Elkan
National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000. - Mr C.A.Gardner (deceased)
c/- Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia, 6983. - Ms E.Hickman
c/- Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia, 6983. - Mr D.I.Morris
c/- Tasmanian Herbarium, GPO Box 252-40, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001. - Mrs M.Osterkamp-Madsen
Northern Territory Herbarium, Parks & Wildlife Commission, PO Box 496, Palmerston, Northern Territory, 0831. - Dr S.Renvoize
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, England. - Ms M.Saul
c/- Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, Queensland, 4066. - Ms C.E.Smith
Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland. Mr W.Smith, Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, Queensland, 4066. - Ms L.Spindler
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About this book
Book series: Flora of Australia
Publishers: Australian Biological Resources Study/CSIRO Publishing
Year: August 2002
Editor: Katy Mallett, ABRS
Hardcover ISBN-10: 0 643 06802 3
Hardcover ISBN-13: 978 0 643 06802 5
Softcover ISBN-10: 0 643 06803 1
Softcover ISBN-13: 978 0 643 06803 2
Hardcover set ISBN-10: 0 643 05702 1
Hardcover set ISBN-13: 978 0 643 05702 9
Softcover set ISBN-10: 0 643 05695 5
Softcover set ISBN-13: 978 0 643 05695 4
Size: 250 × 176 mm (B5)
Number of pages: xx + 406 pages, index, glossary, bibliography
Binding: Hardcover and Softcover, section stitched
Illustrations: 55 colour plates, 56 black and white plates, 1403 maps