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Flora of Australia Series Series 57

Flora of Australia

Volume 56A — Lichens 4
Paperback
April 2004
9780643090576
More details
  • Publisher
    CSIRO Publishing
  • Published
    30th April 2004
  • ISBN 9780643090576
  • Language English
  • Pages 240 pp.
  • Images maps & 48 color photos
$83.95

Volume 55 contains an account of the largest family of lichens in Australia, the Parmeliaceae. This family, familiar to most people as the common grey or brown to yellowish green foliose lichens of rocks, soil and bark, has about 60 genera and 1000 species worldwide. Thirty-one genera and 395 species are recorded from Australia. The book has keys for identification of genera and species. Each species is fully described, with bibliographic information, a full Australian synonymy, notes on habitat and distribution, and a summary of its chemistry. A distribution map is provided for each taxon and many species are illustrated in color. An innovation in this volume is the inclusion of a synoptic key to the genera. This volume provides an excellent modern account of a difficult family.

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