[PPT模板]关于澳大利亚动植物的介绍PPT.ppt

* * * * * Australia’s plants and animals Chapter 1 plants The golden wattle,?Acacia pycnantha, is Australias national flower. It occurs naturally in the southern Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, western Victoria and southern inland areas of New South Wales. It has escaped in other parts of southern Australia. In cultivation mature golden wattle plants are reasonably frost and drought tolerant, and withstand moderate coastal exposure. The specimen (see?picture) in the?Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney?was planted in 1987 Australia’s national flower Golden?Wattle Golden Wattle Tree Wattle Tree (Acacia) - Australian native tree.? The beautiful golden flower is Australias national flower and also a national emblem appearing on coinage.? The wattle flowers in the late winter to early spring for a period of about six weeks.? It has a very heavy perfume and the very fine pollen is known to cause hay fever in susceptible people.?Acacia (Wattle).?? In Australia there are over five hundred species ranging in size from small shrubs to tall trees.? All are evergreens with yellow flowers (from brilliant yellow to pale lemon yellow) and the foliage can be feathery, flat or needle like.? They are extremely fast growing, but their life span is short. Australia’s national tree--eucalypt The?brown Stringybark?(Eucalyptus baxteri) is a?eucalypt?which is native to?Australias southeast, occurring from southern New South Wales through?Victoria?and into the?Fleurien Peninsula?and Kangaroo island?of eastern South Australia. It is a medium-sized tree which can reach 40 m in height. The rough stringy bark is grey - brown in colour. The broad juvenile leaves are 13 cm by 8 cm, while the leathery adult leaves are 13 cm by 3 cm and lanceolate or falcate and green in colour. Flowering occurs from December to April and the white profuse flowers are up to 2 cm in diameter. Australia’s Rainforests: Daintree National Park Australian rainforest area approximately 90 square hectares, be international