Cane Toads
Cane toads (Bufo marinus) are natives of South and Central America. They were introduced into Australia in 1935 to help control the beetles which were decimating our sugarcane crops. Cane toads were useless in controlling the cane beetles but ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Alice du Pont
Members of the Apocynaceae, or Dogbane family, Mandevillas are native to central and South America. Named after Henry Mandeville (1773-1861), a keen gardener and member of the British Foreign Office in Argentina,they are fast growing woody ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Spring shows
In the same league as jacarandas and poincianas, once seen in bloom a trumpet tree, cloaked in pink or golden flowers, is never forgotten. The tabebuias (pronounced 'tab-eh-boo-ya') are all from tropical Central and South America and although ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Chlorochara vivida
The Acanaloniidae is a family well represented in Central and South America with a few species in S.E. Asia and Africa. A single species, Emeljanov's (1999) transfer of the subfamilies Trienopinae and Tonginae from the Issidae to the ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Jacaranda
Jacarandas are native to the drier tropical and sub-tropical areas of Central and South America. Prized as a fast growing, deciduous and spreading tree, the Jacaranda is suitable as a shade tree and for visual effect. It has the most spectacular ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
In this groundbreaking work, leading historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto tells the story of our hemisphere as a whole, showing why it is impossible to understand North, Central, and South America in isolation without turning to the intertwining ... [... more]
Random House |
Nick Hazlewood
Nick Hazlewood has a degree in history and, in 1994, left his job with the trade union UNISON to travel throughout South and Central America. He is a freelance journalist and writer and lives in Madrid. [... more]
Harper Collins |
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 |
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