Don Glasgow, a founding member of our branch, has been a tireless supporter of SGAP Townsville (now NPQ Townsville) since 1970. He has a large garden on the banks of Ross River which he tends with meticulous care, and which hosts a huge variety of natives collected over a life time. Don Glasgow His name, …
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Identity of our ‘mystery tree’ published
Our group has been involved in unravelling the botanical identity of an unusual tree found on Mt Stuart. The identity of this tree has been formally established with the December 2012 publication of an article “Phylogenetic revision of Backhousieae (Myrtaceae): Neogene divergence, a revised circumscription of Backhousia and two new species” in the scientific journal …
Mystery tree update 2012
In April 2010 we reported on “mystery” trees that our group had noticed at Mt Stuart and failed to identify. Further work depended on collection of flowers and developing fruit so the next flowering was eagerly awaited. Apart from a tiny branch which bore a few flowers late in 2010 – none of the trees …
Congratulations to new life member Keith Townsend
Keith Townsend has been awarded a Life Membership of SGAP Queensland Region – congratulations Keith! In the photo below: Keith Townsend with his certificate, being congratulated by our longest serving member, John Donahue.
Native passionfruit flowering now
Native Passionfruit Passiflora aurantia, a spectacular small vine, is currently in flower, opening as white and changing to a deep red, before fading. See here for more details.
Do you know Cleistanthus dallachyanus?
Cleistanthus dallachyanus (Euphorbiaceae) is a tree that occurs in considerable numbers in some of our coastal ranges, often in large stands creating a forest canopy. It ranges from Townsville to Rockhampton, and is named for John Dallachy 1808-71, who collected extensively for Mueller in North Queensland, and was a member of the original expedition to …