Flora of Australia - Vol 1 : Introduction (2 ed)

This volume comprises a revision of the introductory in the "Flora of Australia" series.

This edition is greatly expanded and completely rewritten, with chapters on the history of taxonomic botany in Australia, past climates and tectonics, palaeobotany, present soils and landforms as they affect plant distribution, major vegetation types, conservation of the Australian flora, and a key to the families of Australian flowering plants.