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Rainforest Plants

References to Australian habitats and species

A selection from the Australian National Botanic Gardens Library

Adams, P. (1992) 'Australian rainforests'. Oxford monographs on biogeography. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 308 pp.

Bailey, R. & Lake, J. (1994) 'Rainforest gardens - Creating an Australian rainforest garden'. Lothian, Port Melbourne, Vic. 64 pp.

Cooper, W. & Cooper, W.T. (1994) 'Fruits of the rain forests : a guide to fruits in Australian tropical rain forests'. Geo Publications, Sydney. 327 pp.

Figgis, P. (ed.)(1985) 'Rainforests of Australia'. Weldons, McMahon's Point, NSW. 264 pp.

Floyd, A.G. (1989) 'Rainforest trees of mainland south-eastern Australia'. Inkata Press, Melbourne. 420 pp.

Floyd, A.G.(1990) 'Australian rainforests in New South Wales'. Surrey Beatty & Sons in association with National Parks & Wildlife Service of NSW, Chipping Norton, NSW. 2 vols.

Francis, W.D. (1981) 'Australian rain forest trees, including notes on some of the tropical rainforests and descriptions of many tropical species'. 4 th edn. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. 468 pp.

Gell, P. & Mercer, D. (eds.)(1992) 'Victoria's rainforests : perspectives on definition and management'. Dept of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 180 pp.

Harmon-Price, P. (1993) 'Shades of green : exploring Queensland's rainforests'. Queensland Department of Environment & Heritage, Brisbane. 80 pp.

Hauser, P. J. (1992) 'Fragments of green : an identification field guide for rainforest plants of the greater Brisbane area'. Rainforest Conservation Society, Bardon, Qld. 381 pp.

Jackes, B.R. (1990) 'Plants of the tropical rainforest, Mt Spec area, North Queensland'. Botany Department, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville. 81 pp.

Jones, D.L. (1986) 'Ornamental rainforest plants in Australia'. Reed, Frenchs Forest, NSW. 364 pp.

Kay, A. (1995) 'Introducing dry rainforests : a guide to the vine thickets and forests of Queensland's central coast and hinterland'. Queensland Dept of Environment and Heritage, Brisbane. 78 pp.

Keto, A. & Scott, K. (1995) 'Conserving Australia's rainforests : an information guide'. Australian Rainforest Conservation Society Inc., Bardon, Qld. 16 pp.

Liddle, D.T., Russell-Smith, J., Brock, J. Leach, G.J. & Connors, G.T. (1994) 'Atlas of vascular rainforest plants of the Northern Territory'. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series no. 3. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. 164 pp.

Mansfield, D. (1992) 'Australian rainforest plants for your garden'. Mount Annan Botanic Garden Native Plant Series. Simon & Schuster, East Roseville, NSW. 200 pp.

McKenzie, N.L. Johnston, R.B. & Kendrick, P.G. (eds.)(1991) 'Kimberley rainforests of Australia'. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW. 490 pp.

Mills, K. & Jakeman, J. (1995) 'Rainforests of the Illawarra district'. Coachwood Publishing, Jamberoo, NSW. 143 pp.

Neyland, M.G. (1991) 'Relict rainforest in eastern Tasmania'. Tasmanian NRCP Technical Report no. 6. Parks, Wildlife & Heritage, Hobart.

Nicholson, N. & Nicholson, H. (1985-1994) 'Australian rainforest plants : in the forest & in the garden I-IV'. Terania Rainforest Publishing, The Channon, NSW. 4 vols.

'North Queensland native plants'.(1988) Society for Growing Australian Plants Tableland Branch Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, NSW. 79 pp.

Pearson, S. & Pearson, A. (1992) 'Rainforest plants of eastern Australia'. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, NSW. 224 pp.

Phillips, S. (ed.)(1991) 'Rainforest remnants : proceedings of a workshop on rainforest rehabilitation held at the North Coast Agricultural Institute, 17-18th November 1988'. NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW. 165 pp.

Podberscek, M. (1993) 'Field guide to rainforest trees, shrubs and creepers of Fraser Island using vegetative characters'. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane. 136 pp.

Radke, P., Radke, A., Sankowsky, G. & Sandowsky, N. (1993) 'Growing Australian tropical plants : rainforest'. Frith & Frith Books, Malanda, Qld. 70 pp.

Webb, L.J. & Kikkawa, J. (eds.)(1990) 'Australian tropical rainforests : science, values, meaning'. CSIRO, East Melbourne. 185 pp.

Werren, G.L. & Kershaw, A.P. (eds.) (1987-1991) 'The rainforest legacy : Australian National Rainforests Study'. Australian Heritage Commission, Special Australian Heritage Publication Series no. 7(1-3). Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. 3 vols.

Wightman, G.M. & Andrews, M.R. (1989) 'Plants of Northern Territory monsoon vine forests'. Volume 1. Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, Darwin. 163 pp.
 

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