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FLORA OF AUSTRALIA Volume 25 Melianthaceae to Simaroubaceae This volume was published before the Commonwealth Government moved to Creative Commons Licensing. © Commonwealth of Australia 1985. This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced or distributed by any process or stored in any retrieval system or data base without prior written permission from the copyright holder. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to: [email protected] FLORA OF AUSTRALIA Volume 25 of Flora of Australia contains 7 families of plants. The largest is Sapindaceae, with 30 genera and 193 species. Many of these are rainforest plants of Queensland and New South Wales, but a number occur elsewhere in Australia. The family contains the large genus Dodonaea (native hops), which occurs widely in drier regions. Also in Volume 25 is Anacardiaceae, with 9 genera and 13 species in Australia. These arc mostly tropical plants but include several trees naturalised in southern regions. The other families are Simaroubaceae (4 genera, with 5 native species and 1 naturalised species), Burseraceae (2 genera, 5 native species), Melianthaceae (1 genus, 2 naturalised species), Akaniaceae (1 native species) and Aceraceae (1 naturalised species). In all, the volume contains 48 genera and 221 species. The volume includes descriptions, keys for identification, notes and maps on distribution, and bibliographic information. A number of species are illustrated by line drawings or colour photographs. Cover: Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata (Smith) J. West. Painting by Rosemary Woodford Ganf. Reproduced by courtesy of J. G. West. Contents of volumes in the Flora of Australia, the families (current at January 1988) arranged according to the system of A.Cronquist (1981). Volume 1 Cannabaceae Volume 7 Volume 10 Haloragales Moraceae Haloragaceae Introduction Urticaceae Malvales Ebenales Gunneraceae Elaeocarpaceae Sapotaceae Myrtales Fagales Tiliaceae Ebenaceae Sonneratiaceae Balanopaceae Sterculiaceae Symplocaceae Lythraceae Volume 2 Betulaceae Bombacaceae Thymelaeaceae Fagaceae Malvaceae Primulales Magnoliales Myrsinaceae Punicaceae Winteraceae Casuarinales Primulaceae Onagraceae Himantandraceae Casuarinaceae Melastomataceae Eupomatiaceae Volume 8 Rosales Combretaceae Austrobaileyaceae Connaraceae Trapaceae Magnoliaceae Lecythidales Eucryphiaceae Annonaceae Volume 4 Lecythidaceae Cunoniaceae Myristicaceae Davidsoniaceae Volumes 19, 20, 21 Caryophyllales Nepenthales Pittosporaceae Laurales Phytolaccaceae Nepenthaceae Byblidaceae Droseraceae Myrtaceae Monimiaceae Nyctaginaceae Grossulariaceae Alseuosmiaceae Idiospermaceae Aizoaceae Lauraceae Violales Crassulaceae Cactaceae Hernandiaceae Flacourtiaceae Cephalotaceae Chenopodiaceae Volume 22 Bixaceae Saxifragaceae Piperales Cistaceae Rosaceae Rhizophorales Piperaceae Violaceae Chrysobalanaceae Rhizophoraceae Volume 5 Tamaricaceae Surianaceae Aristolochiales Frankeniaceae Cornales Aristolochiaceae Amaranthaceae Passifloraceae Alangiaceae Portulacaceae Cucurbitaceae Nymphaeales Basellaceae Datiscaceae Volumes 11, 12 Santalales Nelumbonaceae Molluginaceae Olacaceae Nymphaeaceae Salicales Fabales Caryophyllaceae Opiliaceae Salicaceae Mimosaceae Cabombaceae Santalaceae Ceratophyllaceae Polygonales Caesalpiniaceae Capparales Loranthaceae Polygonaceae Ranunculales Capparaceae Viscaceae Brassicaceae Balanophoraceae Ranunculaceae Plumbaginales Berberidaceae Moringaceae Volumes 13, 14, 15 Plumbaginaceae Rafflesiales Menispermaceae Resedaceae Fabaceae Rafflesiaceae Batales Papaverales Celastrales Gyrostemonaceae Papaveraceae Volume 6 Celastraceae Bataceae Fumariaceae Volumes 16, 17 Hippocrateaceae Dilleniales Stackhousiaceae Dilleniaceae Proteales Aquifoliaceae Volume 3 Volume 9 Elaeagnaceae Icacinaceae Theales Proteaceae Cardiopteridaceae Hamamelidales Ochnaceae Ericales Corynocarpaceae Dichapetalaceae Hamamelidaceae Theaceae Epacridaceae Actinidiaceae Ericaceae Volume 18 Urticales Elatinaceae Ulmaceae Clusiaceae Podostemales Podostemaceae Volume 23 Volume 28 Bignoniaceae Cymodoceaceae Bromeliales Lentibulariaceae Zosteraceae Bromeliaceae Euphorbiales Gentianales Triuridales Zingiberales Euphorbiaceae Loganiaceae Triuridaceae Musaceae Gentianaceae Volume 34 Zingiberaceae Apocynaceae Arecales Costaceae Asclepiadaceae Volume 24 Campanulales Arecaceae Cannaceae Sphenocleaceae Pandanales Rhamnales Campanulaceae Liliales Pandanaceae Rhamnaceae Volume 29 Stylidiaceae Philydraceae Donatiaceae Pontederiaceae Leeaceae Arales Vitaceae Solanales Haemodoraceae Araceae Liliaceae Solanaceae Lemnaceae Linales Volume 35 Erythroxylaceae Linaceae Volume 46 Volume 30 Brunoniaceae Volume 40 Polygalales Goodeniaceae Iridaceae Malpighiaceae Convolvulaceae Commelinales Agavaceae Tremandraceae Cuscutaceae Xyridaceae Xanthorrhoeaceae Polygalaceae Menyanthaceae Volume 36 Commelinaceae Hanguanaceae Xanthophyllaceae Polemoniaceae Taccaceae Hydrophyllaceae Rubiales Eriocaulales Stemonaceae Eriocaulaceae Lamiales Rubiaceae Smilacaceae Volume 25 Boraginaceae Dioscoreaceae Dipsacales Restionales Verbenaceae Flagellariaceae Sapindales Caprifoliaceae Restionaceae Melianthaceae Valerianaceae Centrolepidaceae Volume 47 Akaniaceae Dipsacaceae Volume 31 Sapindaceae Juncales Orchidales Aceraceae Juncaceae Burmanniaceae Burseraceae Lamiaceae Volumes 37, 38 Corsiaceae Anacardiaceae Orchidaceae Simaroubaceae Asterales Volumes 41, 42 Volume 32 Asteraceae Volume 48 Volume 26 Cyperales Callitrichales Cyperaceae Callitrichaceae Volume 39 Gymnospermae Meliaceae Rutaceae Plantaginales Pteridophyta Plantaginaceae Alismatales Volumes 43, 44 Zygophyllaceae Limnocharitaceae Scrophulariales Alismataceae Poaceae Oleaceae Volume 49, 50 Volume 27 Scrophulariaceae Hydrocharitales Hydrocharitaceae Oceanic Islands Geraniales Najadales Volume 45 Oxalidaceae Volume 33 Aponogetonaceae Geraniaceae Juncaginaceae Hydatellales Volume 51 et seq. Tropaeolaceae Myoporaceae Potamogetonaceae Hydatellaceae Orobanchaceae Ruppiaceae Non-vascular plants Apiales Typhales Gesneriaceae Najadaceae Araliaceae Sparganiaceae Acanthaceae Zannichelliaceae Apiaceae Typhaceae Pedaliaceae Posidoniaceae FLORA OF AUSTRALIA Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata (Smith) J. West. Painting by Rosemary Woodford Ganf, reproduced by courtesy of J.G. West. BUREAU OF FLORA AND FAUNA, CANBERRA FLORA OF AUSTRALIA Volume 25 Melianthaceae to Simaroubaceae Australian Government Publishing Service Canberra 1985 © Commonwealth of Australia 1985 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Alexander S. George This work may be cited as: Flora of Australia Volume 25, Melianthaceae to Simaroubaceae, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1985). Individual contributions may be cited thus: L. W. Jessup, Anacardiaceae, Flora of Australia 25: 170–187 (1985). National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Flora of Australia. Volume 25, Melianthaceae to Simaroubaceae. Includes index. ISBN 0 644 03724 5. ISBN 0 644 03725 3 (soft cover). ISBN 0 642 07013 X (set). ISBN 0 642 07016 4 (set soft cover). 1. Botany – Australia I. Australia. Bureau of Flora and Fauna. II. Title: Melianthaceae to Simaroubaceae. 581.994 Printed at Griffen Press Limited, Marion Road, Netley, South Australia This volume is dedicated to Professor Ralph Slatyer, A.O., F.A.A., F.R.S., Chairman, 1981–1984, Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee, in recognition of his support of the Flora of Australia project. v CONTENTS Contributors to Volume 25 viii Illustrators viii Flora Editorial Committee ix Introduction xi Melianthaceae H.J.Hewson 1 Akaniaceae H.J.Hewson 2 Sapindaceae S.T.Reynolds & J.G.West 4 Aceraceae H.J.Hewson 164 Burseraceae H.J.Hewson 165 Anacardiaceae L.W.Jessup 170 Simaroubaceae H.J.Hewson 188 Appendix : new taxa, combinations, etc. 198 Abbreviations and Contractions 204 Publication date of the previous volumes 206 Index 207 Endpapers Front: Contents of volumes in the Flora of Australia, the families arranged according to the system of A.Cronquist. An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants, (1981). Back: Flora of Australia: Index to families of flowering plants. vii CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 25 Dr Helen J. Hewson, Bureau of Flora and Fauna, Department of Home Affairs and Environment, G.P.O. Box 1383, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601. Mr Laurence W. Jessup, Queensland Herbarium, Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068. Miss Sally T.Reynolds, Queensland Herbarium, Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068. Dr Judy G.West, Australian National Herbarium, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, G.P.O. Box 1600, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601. ILLUSTRATORS Dr Helen J. Hewson, Bureau of Flora and Fauna, Department of Home Affairs and Environment, G.P.O. Box 1383, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601. Mrs Angela M.Hillier, 10 Marulda St, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory 2614. Mrs Gillian Rankin, Queensland Herbarium, Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068. viii FLORA EDITORIAL COMMITTEE The Committee was established in 1980. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Bryan A.Barlow (1982–84) Peter Bridgewater (ex officio, 1983–) Barbara G.Briggs (1980–) (Chairman, 1982–) Roger C.Carolin (1985–) Robert J.Chinock (1985–) Hansjoerg Eichler (1980–) Leslie Pedley (1980–) Sir Rutherford Robertson (Chairman, 1980–1981) James H.Ross (1980–)
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