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philinsydney
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:58 am Posts: 1099
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Littoral rainforest
Recently I went down to Jervis Bay with the Australian Native Plant Society to study plants of the littoral rainforest, most growing within 200m of saltwater.
Stephania japonica (Menispermaceae) "snake vine"
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:47 pm |
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philinsydney
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Synoum glandulosum (Meliaceae) "bastard rosewood"
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:49 pm |
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philinsydney
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Notelaea venosa (Oleaceae) "mock olive"
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:50 pm |
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philinsydney
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Glochidion ferdinandi (Euphorbiaceae) "cheese tree"
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:52 pm |
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philinsydney
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Ficus coronata (Moraceae) "sandpaper fig"
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:53 pm |
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philinsydney
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Cissus hypoglauca (Vitaceae) "water vine"
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:55 pm |
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philinsydney
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Podocarpus elatus "plum pine"
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:01 pm |
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Michael (SW Ireland)
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:38 pm Posts: 1912 Location: Cape Clear Island, Roaringwater Bay
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Interesting trees Phil, all unfamiliar to me. I'm always keen to know what grows by the sea in your part of the world. Are any of these "front-line" trees, like Banksia integrifolia?
Notelaea must once have been very widespread. There is a hardy species, Notelaea excelsa (Picconia excelsa) from Madeira, The Canaries, and The Azores, occasionally seen in old gardens in the UK, but never for sale. Ficus coronata looks nice, is it a banyan type? I have some seedlings of the Lord Howe Island Banyan (Ficus macrophylla v. columnaris) that I will be planting out next year. This is reckoned to be the hardiest and most cool-growing banyan tree. I think Podocarpus are some of the most attractive conifers, perhaps because they are so unconifer-like! Podocarpus salignus is the one commonly seen in Britain and Ireland, a lovely weeping tree.
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philinsydney
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