Northern wing, General Purpose North 3, University of Queensland, St Lucia

As seen from Blair Road.

Northern wing, General Purpose North 3, University of Queensland, St Lucia

As seen from Balir Road.

West elevation, General Purpose North 3, University of Queensland, St Lucia

Formal elevation facing University of Queensland entrance roads.

Eastern edge, General Purpose North 3, University of Queensland, St Lucia

As seen from informal courtyard; Duhig Tower beyond.

West elevation, General Purpose North 3, University of Queensland, St Lucia

Formal elevation facing University of Queensland entrance roads.

West elevation, General Purpose North 3, University of Queensland, St Lucia

Formal elevation facing University of Queensland entrance roads.

West elevation, General Purpose North 3, University of Queensland, St Lucia

Formal elevation facing University of Queensland entrance roads.

Amphitheatre entry court, Collaborative Workshop, University of Queensland, St Lucia

Entry from landscaped amphitheatre area.

Gutter detail, Collaborative Workshop, University of Queensland, St Lucia

Open-ended folded sheet metal gutter.

Amphitheatre entry court, Collaborative Workshop, University of Queensland, St Lucia

Entry from landscaped amphitheatre area.

Main entry, William St, Neville Bonner Building, Brisbane

William St building-Riverside Expressway building junction.

The post-fire effects on the outcrossing rate of a Brazilian savannah shrub, Helicteres sacarolha A.St.-Hil

The effect of post-fire, plant density and number of flowers per plant on outcrossing rates was examined in a Brazilian savannah shrub, Helicteres sacarolha. Data on number of flowering plants and flowers per plant were collected during the flowering season in January and February of 1994. In October of 1994, a fire swept through the studied area after 30 years of fire absence. The burnt plants of H. sacarolha resprouted, producing flowers and fruits in 1995. Seeds from several plants in both years were collected. Allozyme markers were used to estimate the multilocus outcrossing rates for 1994 and 1995 progenies. After the fire, outcrossing rates increased. In 1995, plants flowered vigorously, increasing flower density and probably pollinator activity. Helicteres sacarolha seems to be fire resistant, like other plant species of the Brazilian savannah, but several plants tagged in 1994 were not found after the fire, and may have died. Thus, although genetic diversity and outcrossing rates increased following the fire in 1994, repeated events of fire may decrease drastically the population size of H. sacarolha, leading to a diminished genetic diversity and outcrossing rates.

Constituents of Leaves Essential Oil of Talauma ovata A. St.-Hil. (Magnoliaceae)

Tire volatile constituents of the fresh leaves of Talauma ovata (Magnoliaceae) were extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-seven compounds were identified representing 98.8% of the total oil. The oil from this species showed to be constituted by monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes in the same ratio. Among the monoterpenes, limonene (34.8%) and alpha-pinene (11.3%) were the main constituents, and beta-bisabolene (10.7%) was the major substance for the sesquiterpene fraction.

Germinação e vigor de sementes de Talisia esculenta (St. Hil) Radlk em função de diferentes períodos de fermentação

The present study had the aim of testing the effect of different fermentation periods on the germination and vigour of pitomba seeds. The experiment was carried out in the greenhouse of the Seed Section of the Agrarian Sciences Center of the Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB. The fruits were picked directly from maternal trees located in the same municipal district, peeled manually and fermented for 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours, in addition to seeds with pulp (without fermentation). The experiment was entirely randomized with four replications of 25 seeds per treatment. After each fermentation period, the seeds were washed in tap water and left in the laboratory environment for 24 hours on paper towels. Water content, germination and vigor (germination velocity index, seedling length and dry mass., relative frequency and medium time of germination) were measured. Less water content was shown in the seeds fermented for 96 hours (38.5%), while the largest germination percentages were observed after 76 hours of fermentation (93%). In relation to vigour, the best values occurred with 86 and 105 hours of fermentation. Fermentation is recommended for up to 105 hours as appropriate to removal of the pitomba seed aril.