Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The holotype of Brachyphyllum crassurn Tenison
Woods, is re-examined, and this species reclassified
as Araucaria crassa (Tenison Woods) com. nov.; it
is probably Tertiary in age. Of shoots referred to
A. crassa one belongs to the Taxodiaceae,Athrotaxus
tasmnanica com. nov. also almost certainly Tertiary;
while the other, Jurassic in age, is referred to
Pagiophyllum feistrnanteli Halle, which is redescribed.
Another group of shoots sometimes confused
with A, crassa. is described as Allocladus gen.
nov., with three species Al. rajmahalense (Feistmantel)
com. nov. Al. milneanus (Tenison Woods)
com. nov. and Al. cribbii sp. nov. The supposed
cone of Al. milneanus is examined, and doubt is
thrown on its ascription to Allocladus. It is renamed
Conites tenison-woodsi nom. nov.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
