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Record 002 · Nigel Grier · Inferred

Cocos nucifera on the northern Australian strand

Is the coconut a native Australian palm originating in Northern Australia?

Available botanical, biogeographic, dispersal-biological and historical evidence supports native status for putative wild populations on Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait.

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Record 001 · Nigel Grier · Inferred

Schizostachyum ‘Murray Island’ never reached Mer

Is the bamboo sold as ‘Murray Island’ really native to Australia?

Available botanical, biogeographic and historical evidence does not support native status.

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