First record of the Gnetales in Australia: Gnetum gnemon L. (Gnetaceae) on Badu and Mua islands, Torres Strait, Queensland

Abstract

Fell, D.G., Stanton, D.J., Williams, D., Loban, F., Nona, F., Stow, T., Wigness, J., Manas E., and Uiduldam G. (2015). First record of the Gnetales in Australia: Gnetum gnemon L. (Gnetaceae) on Badu and Mua Islands, Torres Strait, Queensland. Austrobaileya 9(3): 421-430. The gymnosperm order Gnetales is reported for the first time in Australia, from specimens of Gnetum gnemon collected on two continental islands in Torres Strait, Queensland. The distribution, habitat, ecology and local conservation status of the species are discussed, and its origins in Torres Strait are considered with reference to biogeographic and anthropogenic factors.