Bromeliad (Bromeliaceae)
Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a diverse family of plants endemic to Central and South America. They are a durable, colorful and exotic plant that grows well indoors or in a pot. The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family, but so are ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Travel health - yellow fever vaccine
Yellow fever is a serious viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in parts of Africa and South America. Vaccination is a legal requirement for people travelling through infected areas. Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in ... [... more]
Better Health |
Tasmanian Cave Spider
This species is the sole representative of the spider subfamily Hickmaniinae, known only from Tasmania. It is a relict species, last of an old Gondwanan lineage and its nearest relatives are found in South America. This species is large, with a ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Robert Whitaker
The year is 1735. A decade-long expedition to South America is launched by a team of French scientists racing to measure the circumference of the earth and to reveal the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery... ... [... more]
Random House |
Buying and Storage
The avocado is a nutritious tree fruit originating in South America and now cultivated in many warm coastal climate areas across the world - including Queensland. Unlike other fruit and vegetables, it contains significant amounts of fat. Almost ... [... more]
Nutrition Australia |
Roti bread
Variations on roti are popular throughout the Caribbean and parts of South America, including Guyana and Jamaica. The curry filling can be a potato vegetable curry (like the following recipe which is one of my favorites). In a big bowl, mix ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Hebe
There are over 100 species of Hebe. They are evergreen shrubs and mostly native to New Zealand; although some are also found in Australia and even South America. They grow in a wide range of habitats from coastal to alpine regions and range from ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
The Spotted Leafhopper
The subfamily Agalliinae is primarily distributed in North, Central and South America with several well known species in Europe. There are a few genera distributed across the Oriental, Pacific and Australasian regions but only one, the spotted ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Family Acanaloniidae
The Acanaloniidae is a family well represented in Central and South America with a few species in S.E. Asia and Africa. Until 1999, no acanaloniids were known from Australia other than Andrewsiella oceanica Izzard from Christmas Island, a ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Species with an Australasian - South American distribution
A significant number of fungi found in Australian, while neither cosmopolitan nor pantropical, still show a wide distribution - being also found in South America, Asia or Africa. In some cases this reflects a Gondwanan origin, while in others a ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Guinea Pig
Very little is known about the domestic origins of the Guinea Pig, otherwise known as the Cavy (Cavia porcellus). A rodent native to South America, where they still exist in the wild today, cavy domestication is reported by Peruvian ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Stanhopea Orchid
There are around 30 species in the genus Stanhopea, and they are spectacular epiphytic orchids native to South America. Their most unusual feature is that the flowers actually grow downward, and they are also highly prized for their very strong, ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
