Tropical Helmet Orchids Author: Matt McIntosh, Cairns Branch Published: Journal September 2021 The orchids are a group famous for their weird and intricate shapes. Amongst Australia’s rich and diverse ground orchid flora, the helmet orchids (Corybas)...
Grow your own Dinosaur! Cadellia pentastylis – Ooline or Scrub Myrtle Author: Joan Wilkinson, Myall Park Botanic Garden Published: Journal September 2021 This beautiful small tree has become vulnerable in the wild. It belongs to the Surianaceae family and is...
Melodorum leichhardtii – Zig Zag Vine Author: Glenn Leiper Published: Journal September 2021 Image above: Melodorum leichhardtii fruit A vigorous vine of rainforests, the Zig Zag Vine is so named because of the slight bends in the branchlets, showing a...
Why use the Language of the Ancient Romans for Scientific Description? Author: Charles Lee, Townsville Branch Published: Journal September 2021 Article from a NPQ Townsville Branch newsletter ‘The Native Gardener’ May 2021 Having been involved with...
Brachychiton sp. Ormeau – The Ormeau Bottle Tree Author: David Cuschieri, Gold Coast Branch Published: Journal September 2021 The Ormeau Bottle Tree is listed as critically endangered as there are only 121 mature specimens in the wild and it is only found in a...
