Flora of the Hunter Region

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Endemic Trees and Larger Shrubs

By: Stephen Bell, Christine Rockley, Anne Llewellyn

eBook - March 2019 - eRetailers

A botanical identification guide for NSW's Hunter Region that is as beautiful as it is informative.

The Hunter Region, between the Hawkesbury and Manning rivers in eastern New South Wales, hosts a rich diversity of vegetation, with many species found nowhere else. Spanning an area from the coast to the tablelands and slopes, its rainforests, wet and dry sclerophyll forests, woodlands, heathlands, grasslands and swamps are known for their beauty and ecological significance. + Full description

Flora of the Hunter Region describes 54 endemic trees and large shrubs, combining art and science in a manner rarely seen in botanical identification guides. Species accounts provide information on distribution, habitat, flowering, key diagnostic features and conservation status, along with complete taxonomic descriptions. Each account includes stunning botanical illustrations produced by graduates of the University of Newcastle's Bachelor of Natural History Illustration program. The illustrations depict key diagnostic features and allow complete identification of each species.

This publication will be a valuable resource for those interested in the plants of the region, including researchers, environmental consultants, horticulturalists and gardeners, bush walkers, herbaria, and others involved in land management.

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Reviews

"This is a very handsome book which will appeal to collectors of botanical works and works about the Hunter region. It is also an eminently practical guide for those of us who are interested in identifying, preserving and growing the region’s unique plants."
Ken Page, Burrawang, Summer Edition, March 2019

"[This book] is both a beautifully illustrated coffee table enhancer and a reference work."
Tim Roberts, Newcastle Herald, 24 March 2019

"What a delight to pick up a book with outstanding botanical paintings on 54 of the endemic trees and shrubs of the Hunter Region."
Trevor Blake, Growing Australian, June 2019

Details

ePDF | March 2019
ISBN: 9781486311033
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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ePUB | March 2019
ISBN: 9781486311040
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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Features

Comprehensive treatment of endemic Hunter Region plants, in a beautifully illustrated volume.
Many of the flora included are listed as Endangered or Threatened and have not been documented elsewhere.
Taxonomically correct, full colour artwork enables identification with or without reference to text descriptions.
Includes the original taxonomic descriptions from often hard to source historical documents, to assist identification and complement keys provided in modern-day texts.

Foreword
The Hunter Region
Why Endemic Species?
Plant Descriptions
Type Specimens
Conservation Status
Artwork
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Species Accounts
Glossary
Ecological & Taxonomic Bibliography
Type Citations Bibliography
Artwork Credits
Appendix 1: Specimen Collection Locations
Appendix 2: Conservation Assessments
Appendix 3: Locations Mentioned in Text
View the full table of contents. (PDF, 56kb)

Authors

Stephen Bell BSc (Hons), PhD is a conjoint fellow at the University of Newcastle, a self-employed botanist and part-time taxonomist who has been botanically exploring the Hunter Region for over 25 years. During this time, he has undertaken numerous surveys and collected many thousands of plant specimens for various herbaria, and has discovered and described several taxa new to science.

Christine Rockley BNHI (Hons), AssocDip Des is a scientific illustrator, designer and tutor. Currently based in Victoria, she has roots in the Hunter Valley. A graduate and former lecturer at the University of Newcastle in Scientific Illustration, Christine has trained in herbarium practice and specialises in terrestrial flora and marine and freshwater ecosystems.

Anne Llewellyn BAVA, Grad Dip Art, MDes, PhD is a conjoint senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle and has been a practicing natural history illustrator and educator for over 30 years. Her research interests focus on field work and its application to the depiction of Australia’s diverse flora and fauna.