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Flora Australiensis

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TitleFlora AustraliensisDescriptionFlora Australiensis was prepared between 1863 and 1878 by George Bentham, with the assistance of Ferdinand von Muller. Describing over 8,000 species, it was considered the standard reference work on Australian flowers for over a century after its publication. It was one of a series of colonial floras published by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, United Kingdom. Related CollectionRare BooksBooks

Published between 1863 and 1878, Flora Australiensis is a monumental seven-volume botanical compendium authored by British botanist George Bentham with the crucial assistance of Victoria’s Government Botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller. Produced under the auspices of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, it stands as the first completed botanical analysis of an entire continent—classifying 8,125 native plant species and remaining a landmark achievement in colonial science and Australian taxonomy.

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