VI 
ABBREVIATIONS, CONTRACTIONS & SYMBOLS 
+ more or less equal to 
< less or fewer than 
> greater or more than 
Aff. affinity: closely related 
Gi; circa: about, approximately 
Ck Creek 
diam. diameter 
DR Darwin Region 
Dry Dry season (roughly April to November inclusive) 
E East 
excl. excluding 
Gulf Gulf of Carpentaria 
incl. including 
Kimberley The region of northern Western Australia north of 19° S. 
L/B Length (of leaf blade) over breadth 
L.S. longitudinal section 
m metres 
mm millimetres 
N North 
NSW New South Wales 
NT Northern Territory 
orth. var. orthographic variant 
pers. comm. personal communication 
q.v. quod vide: which see 
Qld Queensland 
R. river 
S South 
s.1. sensu lato: in the broad sense 
S.str. sensu stricto: in the narrow sense 
SA South Australia 
subsp. subspecies 
TESS. transverse section 
Top End northern NT - loosely defined but here used for area north of 15° S. 
var. variety 
VRD Victoria River District 
WwW West 
WA Western Australia 
Wet Wet season (roughly December to March inclusive) 
