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The
Australian Rhamnaceae Study Group was
founded in 1993 and has the following
aims:
- to
collect, propagate and grow as many
of the species as possible
- to
establish a living collection
- to
maintain a herbarium collection
- to
disseminate information on the propagation
and cultivation of Rhamna
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The
Study Group Leader is Jo Walker (159 Poppet
Road, WAMBOIN, NSW 2620, ph 02 6238 3415) and
meetings are held at her home on the third Friday
of each month. The Study Group subscription
is $5 and is due in June of each year. A newsletter
is produced several times each year for members.
Jo would like to hear from anyone who is growing
members of the Rhamnaceae family.
The Study
Group is gradually compiling information on
Rhamnaceae and will be putting it on the website,
along with images of them. The initial focus
is on species of Pomaderris,
Cryptandra,
Discaria
and Spyridium.
Rhamnaceae
is a cosmopolitan family of dicotyledonous plants
represented in Australia, America, Europe, Asia
and Africa. Worldwide there are about 58 genera
containing about 925 species.
The
Rhamnaceae family is among the 20 largest families
of flowering plants in Australia and is represented
by over 200 species in 16 genera (see Other
Genera).
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