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This volume covers the vascular floras of Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. Volume 50 deals with Australia’s remaining island territories — Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Island, Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island (all in the Indian Ocean); the Coral Sea Islands in the Pacific; and Macquarie Island, Heard Island and McDonald Island in the Southern Ocean. Norfolk Island Lying almost exactly between New Caledonia and New Zealand, and about 625 km from each, Norfolk Island has a notable place in Australian history, firstly for its two periods of convict settlement and then as the new home for the Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers. Its most famous plant is undoubtedly the Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla), extensively planted near the coast in mainland Australia. Although much of the island has been cleared, the Norfolk Island National Park protects about one fifth of the area of the island. Lord Howe Island Since its discovery, the island has been less extensively cleared for human settlement and much of the original vegetation remains. The most famous plant export from Lord Howe Island is the Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana). Lord Howe Island is on

Who reads Flora of Australia: Oceanic Islands Volume 49 49?

Author

Australian Government Publishing Service

Publisher

Australian Government Publishing Service

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780643109551

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Nature, Biology