RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The natural distribution of the rare Tasmanian endemic Eucalyptus cordata is detailed. Discrepancies with distributional data in the literature are clarified. The type location previously indicated for the species is incorrect and the population initially collected bu Labillardiere at Adventure Bay in 1793 has been relocated after having eluded the attention of botanists for nearly two centuries.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library Eucalyptus, Tasmania, Labillardiere
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.