Incorporating recent advances in biogeographic and phylogenetic research, Australian Palms provides a comprehensive introduction to the palm family Arecaceae, with reviews of botanical history, biogeography, phylogeny, ecology and conservation. Thorough descriptions of genera and species include notes on ecology and typification, and keys and distribution maps assist with field recognition. Colour photographs of habit, leaf, flowers, fruit and unique diagnostic characters also feature for each species.

This work is the culmination of over 20 years of research into Australian palms, including extensive field-work and examination of herbarium specimens in Australia, South-East Asia, Europe and the USA.

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"Australian Palms is a good book of considerable scientific merit, It is a comprehensive systematic treatment of a charismatic element of a world famous flora, last monographed over 130 years ago, and therefore will be of interest to anyone eager to know more about these iconic plants. I was sure I knew a little bit about palms before I encountered this book, and now I am twice as sure that I knew a lot less than I thought I did. That, I should add, is a strong recommendation to buy it."
Darren Crayn, Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, 142, March 2010

"...a beautifully presented and well laid out look at all Australian palms including those of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. The wonderful amount of colour photos in the descriptions helps set this book apart, and helps make it a very useful field guide, as I prefer a photo to a line drawing...the best, most up-to-date account of the palm flora of Australia..."
The Palm & Cycad Society of New Zealand, http://www.nzpalmandcycad.com/?pg=7, 2010

"…a very serious scientific study of the Australian palm flora and easily the most comprehensive, detailed and systematic treatment of this subject I have ever read. The photos used on the book are of mature plants and nearly all are captured in their natural habitat. This gives the subject matter so much more authenticity…this is a 'must have' reference book for the palm enthusiast and indeed any collector of Australian native flora, as palms are for the first time shown as an integral and historic part of the Australian plant landscape. This book beautifully explains that context. I think Australian Palms will also prove to be the definitive reference text for identifying Australian palm flora as it contains the most comprehensive and systematic taxonomic information I have seen on this subject."
Palm and Cycad Society of WA, April 2010