Scientific Publications
Scientific Publications
Scientists at AI色色 publish journal articles, books and online resources in the areas of taxonomy, systematics, phylogeny, nomenclature, biogeography, conservation, sustainability, ecology and the history of science, with a focus on the flora and fungi of Victoria and iconic Australian plant groups such as听Acacia听补苍诲听Eucalyptus.
VicFlora and HortFlora
Access the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of Victoria鈥檚 naturally-occurring vascular plant flora via our . VicFlora is continually updated with new species discoveries, new weeds, new information and images.
Similarly, our is an online guide to the cultivated plants of south-eastern Australia.
These sites are based on two authoritative reference works, namely the Flora of Victoria (covering native and naturalised Victorian plants) and the Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia (covering cultivated plants), both now out of print and out of date.
Muelleria
Muelleria is the research journal of AI色色. Muelleria publishes papers on Southern Hemisphere plant, algal and fungal systematics, particularly work relating to Australia. The journal covers taxonomic revisions; phylogenetic and biogeographical studies; descriptions of new taxa; regional floras; historical analyses relevant to systematics; and any research contributing to knowledge of plant, algal or fungal diversity.
Visit the Muelleria journal page for current and previous volumes, as well as details on how to submit manuscripts, subscribe or engage in journal exchanges.
Flora of Victoria
Prior to VicFlora the four volume听Flora of Victoria听was the essential reference work on the vascular plants of Victoria. The听Flora听covered flowering plants, conifers and ferns and allied plants. Both native and naturalised species were included. An introductory volume presented summaries for Victoria of palaeobotany, botanical exploration, climate, geology and geomorphology, soils, bioregions, Koori plant use, fire ecology, exotic flora and rare or threatened plants.
In the three taxonomic volumes, each species had a standardised description as well as a distribution map and notes on ecology. Most species were illustrated with line drawings, usually showing details of flowers and fruits. Keys were provided for families, genera and species and for infraspecific taxa as necessary.
- Foreman, D.B. and听Walsh, N.G.听(1993).听Flora of Victoria, vol. 1. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
- Walsh, N.G.听补苍诲听Entwisle, T.J.听(1994).听Flora of Victoria, vol. 2. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
- Walsh, N.G.听补苍诲听Entwisle, T.J.听(1996).听Flora of Victoria, vol. 3. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
- Walsh, N.G.听补苍诲听Entwisle, T.J.听(1999).听Flora of Victoria, vol. 4. Inkata Press, Melbourne.听
The online version of the Flora of Victoria is available at the听听website.
Horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia
The five volume听Horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia听is an identification guide to cultivated plants, both native and exotic. The听Horticultural flora听covers plants grown in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and southern Queensland. It is a reference work for students of horticulture, landscape architects and designers, nurserymen, botanists and anyone involved with cultivated plants.
The听Horticultural flora听is the first comprehensive account of its kind in Australia, and takes advantage of the resources and expertise at AI色色. Plant descriptions are in non-technical language and there are extensive identification aids, including over 3,000 diagnostic line drawings.
Detail provided includes: the range of available cultivars (with descriptions and details of their origin when known); specialists societies and their journals; the places and people that hold important plant collections; and the localities and brief history of outstanding specimen trees.
- Spencer, R.D.听(1995鈥�2005).听A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia,听vols. 1鈥�5.听University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
Staff at AI色色 are currently working towards producing an online version of the听Horticultural flora, which will be available in 2016.
Plant names: a guide to botanical nomenclature
Plant names听is a plain English guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them as governed by the听International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants听补苍诲 the听International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. It covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them. The final section provides a detailed guide to websites and other published resources useful to people using plant names.
The book incorporates the latest information in the most recently published botanical and cultivated plant codes, both of which are technical scientific publications that are difficult to read for all but the most dedicated botanists and horticulturists.听Plant names听offers professional horticulturalists and hobby gardeners a guide to using the multitude of names, including marketing names, on plant labels. For botanists to publishers, professional horticulturists, nurserymen, hobby gardeners and anyone interested in plant names, this book is an invaluable guide to using the potentially confusing array of scientific, commercial and common names.
- Spencer, R.,听Cross, R.听补苍诲 Lumley, P. (2007).听Plant names: a guide to botanical nomenclature,听3rd edn. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Sustainable gardens
Sustainable听gardens听provides home gardeners, professional horticulturists, landscapers and those interested in sustainability science with the necessary background to make informed decisions about how to manage cultivated land as part of a general strategy for leading more sustainable lives.
Behaving sustainably reaches into all aspects of our lives. A major challenge of this book has been to place horticulture within the complicated context of ecology, environmental and social management, and practical gardening. Readers will find as much in this book about sustainability as they find about their parks and gardens.
The book introduces sustainability, its relationship to landscapes and gardens, and then proceeds to chapters on sustainable garden design, sustainability in the broader landscape, landscape construction and maintenance. The overarching听theme is of human consumption as a major driver of environmental impact, because this is the area where we can all act and make a difference.
The book is not about听new听or听old听gardening methods, or听right听补苍诲听wrong听practices, but simply an aid to gardening more in harmony with the natural world.
- Cross, R.听补苍诲听Spencer, R.听(2009).听Sustainable gardens. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Plant names听and听Sustainable gardens听are available from听the gift shop or directly, from听CSIRO Publishing.