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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Black-striped mussel - Mytilopsis sallei
Black-striped mussels are a small marine bivalve mollusc originating from Central and South America. They have spread to several countries in the Indo-Pacific region, and are considered a serious pest because of their ability to rapidly establish ... [... more]
NSW Dept Primary Industries |
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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