The Plants Directory.
Volume 1, North-east NSW.
References for the North-east Plants Directory.

The following list is works used to provide information for the text component of the Directory. Most of the imagery was identified using either the Flora of New South Wales (Harden, 1988 - 1991) or through the enquiry counter at the National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.

Another good source of information are the various botanical websites which are available. If you have access to these, please, go to this page.


  • Baker M., Corringham, R. & Dark J. (1985) Native Plants of the Lower Blue Mountains. Three Sisters Productions, Winmalee, NSW.
  • Baker M., Corringham, R. & Dark J. (1986) Native Plants of the Sydney Region. Three Sisters Productions, Winmalee, NSW.
  • Beadle N.C.W., Evans O.D. and Carolin R.C. (1982) Flora of the Sydney Region (3rd edition). Reed, Sydney. (See also Carolin and Tindale, below.)
  • Benson D.H. and McDougall, L. (1993) Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 1: Ferns, fern allies, cycads, conifers and dicotyledon families Acanthaceae to Asclepiadaceae. Cunninghamia 3(2) 257 - 422.
  • Benson D.H. and McDougall, L. (1994) Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 2: Dicotyledon families Asteraceae to Buddlejaceae. Cunninghamia 3(4) 789 - 1004.
  • Benson D.H. and McDougall, L. (1995) Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 3: Dicotyledon families Cabombaceae to Eupomatiaceae. Cunninghamia 4(2) 217 - 431.
  • Benson D.H. and McDougall, L. (1996) Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 4: Dicotyledon family Fabaceae. Cunninghamia 4(4) 531 - 756.
  • Benson D.H. and McDougall, L. (1997) Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 5: Dicotyledon families Flacourtiaceae to Myrsinaceae. Cunninghamia 5(2) 330 - 546.
  • Bishop A. (1996) Field Guide to the Orchids of New South Wales and Victoria. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
  • Blomberry A.M. and Maloney B. (1992) The Proteaceae of the Sydney Region. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, NSW.
  • Briggs B.G. and Johnson, L.A.S. (1998) New genera and species of Australian Restionaceae (Poales). Telopea 7(4) 345 - 374.
  • Briggs J.D. and Leigh, J.H. (1996) Rare or Threatened Australian Plants. CSIRO, Canberra.
  • Carolin R.C. and Tindale M.D. (1994) Flora of the Sydney Region (4th edition). Reed, Sydney.
  • Cheers G (editor) (1998) Australian Gardening Encyclopedia. Random House Australia, Sydney.
  • Cribb A.B and Cribb J.W. (1981) Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Collins, Sydney.
  • Cribb A.B and Cribb J.W. (1981) Wild Medicine in Australia. Collins, Sydney.
  • Cribb A.B and Cribb J.W. (1987) Wild Food in Australia (2nd edition). Collins, Sydney.
  • Harden G.J (editor) (1990 - 1993) Flora of New South Wales, Volumes 1 - 4. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
  • Hill K.D and Johnson L.A.S. (1995) Systematic studies in the eucalypts. 7. A revision of the bloodwoods, genus Corymbia (Myrtaceae) Telopea 6(2-3) 185 - 504.
  • Hoffman N. and Brown A. (1992) Orchid of south-west Australia. University of Western Australia Press, Perth.
  • Isaac-Williams, M.L. (1988) An introduction to the Orchids of Asia. Angus and Robertson, Sydney.
  • Jones D.L. (1986) Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia. Reed Books, Frenchs Forest, NSW.
  • Jones D.L. and Clemesha S.C. (1989) Australian Ferns and Fern Allies. Currawong Press, Frenchs Forest, NSW.
  • Jones D.L. and Clements, M.A. (1996) Pyrorchis, a new genus of Orchidaceae from Australia. Orchadian 12(2) 64 - 66.
  • Jones D.L. and Clements, M.A. (1998) A new combination in Cheirostylis Blume (Orchidaceae) from Vanuatu and New Caledonia and a new name for a Gastrodia R. Br. from India and Pakistan. Orchadian 12(8) 350 - 351.
  • Jones D.L., Clements, M.A. and Molloy P.J. (1997) Waireia, a new genus of Orchidaceae from New Zealand. Orchadian 12(6) 282 - 287.
  • Jones W.G., Hill K.D and Allen J.M. (1995) Wollemia nobilis, a new living Australian genus and specie sin the Araucariaceae. Telopea 6(2-3) 173 - 177.
  • Mabberley D.J. (1998) Australian Citreae with notes on other Aurantioideae (Rutaceae). Telopea 7(4) 333 - 344.
  • Mabberley D.J. (1998) On Neorapinia (Vitex sensu lato, Labiatae-Viticoideae). Telopea 7(4) 313 - 318.
  • McLeod J.A. (1994) Fragrant Native Gardens. Simon & Schuster, Roseville, NSW, Australia.
  • Nicholson N. & Nicholson H. (1985 - 1994) Australian Rainforest Plants, volumes 1 to 4. Terania Rainforest Nursery, The Channon via Lismore, NSW.
  • Sainty G.R. (1994) Waterplants in Australia (3rd edition). Sainty and Associates, Darlinghurst, NSW.
  • Sainty G.R. and Jacobs S.W.L. (1981) Waterplants of New South Wales. Water Resources Commission (now Department of Land and Water Conservation), Sydney.
  • Specht R.L. (1981) Foliage projective cover and standing biomass. In Gillison A.N. and Anderson D.J. (editors) Vegetation Classification in Australia. Australian National University Press, Canberra.
  • Stanley T.D., and Ross E.M. (1983 - 1989) Flora of south-eastern Queensland, Volumes I - III. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.
  • Thompson J. (1993) A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3) 427 - 582.
  • Wheeler D.J.B., Jacobs S.W.L. and Norton B.E. (1982) Grasses of New South Wales. University of New England, Armidale
  • Wrigley J.W. and Fagg M.L. (1989) Banksias, Waratah and Grevilleas, and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family. Angus and Robertson, North Ryde, NSW.
  • Wrigley J.W. and Fagg M.L. (1993) Bottlebrushes, Paperbarks and Teatrees, and all other plants in the Leptospermum alliance. Angus and Robertson, North Ryde, NSW.
  • Wrigley J.W. and Fagg M.L. (1996) Australian Native Plants (4th edition). Angus and Robertson, North Ryde, NSW.

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