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1 online resource (216) |
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Cover; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Rainforest species used for their woods; Acacia celsa; Acacia melanoxylon; Agathis atropurpurea; Agathis microstachya; Agathis robusta; Alangium villosum subsp. polyosmoides; Aleurites moluccana; Allocasuarina torulosa; Alphitonia excelsa; Alphitonia petriei; Alstonia scholaris; Anodopetalum biglandulosum; Anthocarapa nitidula; Aphananthe philippinensis; Araucaria bidwillii; Araucaria cunninghamii; Argyrodendron actinophyllum subsp. actinophyllum; Argyrodendron peralatum; Argyrodendron trifoliolatum; Atherosperma moschatum |
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Athrotaxis cupressoidesAthrotaxis selaginoides; Athertonia diversifolia; Austrobuxus swainii; Backhousia bancroftii; Backhousia citriodora; Banksia integrifolia subsp. monticola; Beilschmiedia bancroftii; Beilschmiedia obtusifolia; Buckinghamia celsissima; Caldcluvia australiensis; Caldcluvia paniculosa; Callitris macleayana; Cardwellia sublimis; Castanospermum australe; Ceratopetalum apetalum; Ceratopetalum succirubrum; Cerbera floribunda; Cinnamomum laubatii; Citronella moorei; Cryptocarya erythroxylon; Cryptocarya rigida; Cupaniopsis anacardioides; Cupaniopsis parvifolia |
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Daphnandra micranthaDaphnandra repandula; Darlingia darlingiana; Darlingia ferruginea; Dendrocnide photinophylla; Diploglottis australis; Doryphora aromatica; Doryphora sassafras; Dysoxylum fraserianum; Dysoxylum mollissimum; Dysoxylum setosum; Dysoxylum oppositifolium; Dysoxylum pettigrewianum; Elaeocarpus grandis; Elaeocarpus kirtonii; Elaeocarpus ruminatus; Emmenosperma alphitonioides; Endiandra cowleyana; Endiandra crassiflora; Endiandra palmerstonii; Endiandra sankeyana; Endiandra sieberi; Eucalyptus regnans; Eucryphia lucida; Erythrophleum chlorostachys; Euroschinus falcatus |
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Ficus racemosaFicus rubiginosa; Ficus superba; Flindersia acuminata; Flindersia australis; Flindersia bennettiana; Flindersia bourjotiana; Flindersia brayleyana; Flindersia collina; Flindersia ifflaiana; Flindersia pimenteliana; Flindersia schottiana; Flindersia xanthoxyla; Geijera salicifolia; Glochidion ferdinandi; Gmelina fasciculiflora; Gmelina leichhardtii; Grevillea hilliana; Grevillea parallela; Grevillea robusta; Guioa semiglauca; Halfordia scleroxyla; Harpullia pendula; Intsia bijuga; Jagera pseudorhus; Karrabina benthamiana; Karrabina biagiana; Lagarostrobos franklinii |
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Lasjia whelaniiLitsea glutinosa; Litsea reticulata; Melia azedarach var. australasica; Melicope bonwickii; Melicope elleryana; Myristica insipida; Nauclea orientalis; Nothofagus cunninghamii; Nothofagus moorei; Olea paniculata; Orites excelsus; Paraserianthes toona; Pennantia cunninghamii; Phyllocladus aspleniifolius; Pittosporum undulatum; Planchonella australis; Planchonella chartacea; Planchonella pohlmaniana; Pleiogynium timorense; Podocarpus elatus; Podocarpus grayae; Polyalthia nitidissima; Polyscias elegans; Pseudoweinmannia lachnocarpa; Quintinia sieberi; Rhodosphaera rhodanthema |
| Summary |
Australian Rainforest Woods describes 141 of the most significant Australian rainforest trees and their wood. The introductory sections draw the reader into an understanding of the botanical, evolutionary, environmental, historical and international significance of this beautiful but finite Australian resource. The main section examines the species and their wood with photographs, botanical descriptions and a summary of the characteristics of the wood. A section on wood identification includes fundamental information on tree growth and wood structure, as well as images of the basic characteris |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Rain forests -- Australia.
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Trees -- Tropics -- Idenitification
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Trees -- Identification
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Wood -- Identification
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Wood -- Anatomy.
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Wood -- Utilization -- Australia
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GARDENING -- Fruit.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Rain forests
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Trees -- Identification
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Wood -- Identification
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Wood -- Anatomy
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Wood -- Utilization
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Australia
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Tropics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
CSIRO (Australia)
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| ISBN |
9781486301805 |
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1486301800 |
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1486301797 |
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9781486301799 |
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