Len Webb Ecological Images Collection
Many strand plants are dispersed by sea currents, including the Pandanus tectorius shown in the picture. It is with coconuts a common feature in these forests on the coasts of Cape York Peninsula.
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Image No. 13-49Landscapes -- Scenery -- Cape York Peninsula
Casuarina equisetifolia and Pandanus tectorius with evergreen thickets
Captain Billy Landing, Queensland
July 1975
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Reference:
Ridley, Henry N. (1930). The Dispersal of Plants Throughout the World. Ashford, Kent: L. Reeve & Co. For plant distribution outcomes, see: Balgooy, M.M.J. van. (1971). Plant-geography of the Pacific. (Blumea. Supplement VI). Leiden, Netherlands: Rijksherbarium. For current plant distribution data in Queensland, consult the Queensland Herbarium Records Database System - HERBRECS (see the Herbarium's Home Page at http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/science/herbarium/).
Sea coast vegetation in sand country, east Cape York.
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