Australian Palms

Abstract

Australian Palms offers an updated and thorough systematic and taxonomic treatment of the Australian palm flora, covering 60 species in 21 genera. Of these, 54 species occur in continental Australia and six species on the off-shore territories
 of Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Christmas Island.
 Incorporating recent advances in biogeographic and phylogenetic research, Australian Palms provides a comprehensive introduction to the palm family Arecaceae, with reviews of botanical history, biogeography, phylogeny, ecology and conservation. Thorough descriptions of genera and species include notes on ecology and typification, and keys and distribution maps assist with field recognition. Colour photographs of habit, leaf, flowers, fruit and unique diagnostic characters also feature for each species.
 This work is the culmination of over 20 years of research into Australian palms, including extensive field-work and examination of herbarium specimens in Australia, South-East Asia, Europe and the USA.

Eocene to Oligocene vegetation and climate in the Tasmanian Gateway region controlled by changes in ocean currents and pCO<sub>2</sub>

“…18.5 °C closely corroborate the brGDGT-biomarker reconstructions from the same site (Bijl et al, 2021), supporting the notion of a potential seasonal bias of this palaeothermometer (Contreras et al, 2014;Naafs et al, 2017). The warmth-loving taxa formed the main lowland forest components occupying sheltered areas and lowland subtropical coastal zones (Dowe, 2010;Carpenter et al, 2012;Tripathi and Srivastava, 2012;Verma et al, 2020) and swamps (Kershaw, 1988). Sporomorphbased temperature estimates yield cold month mean temperature (CMMT) well above freezing (11.2-12.5 ℃; Fig.…”

A phylogenetic analysis of palm subtribe Archontophoenicinae (Arecaceae) based on 14 DNA regions

“…This eastern Australian genus was recognized as monophyletic in previous studies based on morphology (Pintaud, ; Dowe, ). The six species of Archontophoenix share highly branched inflorescences (branched to four orders, except for A. tuckeri which has inflorescences branched to three orders; Dowe & Hodel, ), with pendulous rachillae (divaricate or erect in all other genera) and small fruits with ruminate endosperm (Dransfield et al ., ).…”

“…All members of the subtribe are distributed in the south‐western Pacific region (Fig. ), with Archontophoenix in eastern Australia, the monotypic Actinorhytis in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands and the remaining three genera and eight species in New Caledonia (Dransfield et al ., ; Pintaud & Baker, ; Dowe, ; Baker et al ., ; Baker & Couvreur, ). The vegetative morphology of Archontophoenicinae is relatively homogeneous, which makes some taxa in it difficult to distinguish in the absence of fertile material (Pintaud, ; Dransfield et al ., ).…”

Global diversification of a tropical plant growth form: environmental correlates and historical contingencies in climbing palms

“…The remaining species ( n = 2431) were exclusively climbers or non-climbers. Information on climbing habit was derived from the literature ( Russell, 1968 ; Dransfield, 1979 , 1986 ; Dransfield and Beentje, 1995 ; Henderson et al, 1995 ; Henderson, 2002 , 2009 ; Dransfield et al, 2008 ; Dowe, 2010 ) and for a few species supplemented with expert knowledge.…”