478 BLUMEA—Vol. 43, No. 2, 1998 Review A.E. ORCHARD & P.M. MCCARTHY (eds.): Flora of Australia, Volume 12, Mimosaceae(excl.Acacia),Caesalpiniaceae. CSIROPublishing, Victoria,Australia, 1998. XX + 213 pp., illus. ISBN 0-643-06298-X (hardback). Price: Aus$ 69.95, US$69.95. ISBN0-643-06299-8(paperback). Price:Aus$ 54.95,US$ 54.95. Thepresentvolumetreatstwo ofthesubfamiliesoftheLeguminosae: Caesalpinioi- deae(as Caesalpiniaceae) andMimosoideae(excl. Acacia, as Mimosaceae). Of the first subfamily 22 generawith 126species are treated,ofthe second 16generawith 43 species are dealtwith. Each(sub)family is describedandkeys to thegeneraare given, as arekeys tothe species invarious genera.Inthe species-rich genus Senna several cases ofinterspecific hybridisation are acknowledged by naming upto 15 ‘formtaxa’withoutanytaxonomicstatus. This handsome volume is produced along thewell known lines oftheFlora of Australia formatand standards. Itis illustratedwith 78 colourphotographs, 96 line drawings, and 188maps. Thebookshouldfind itsway to allpeople withinterestin theLeguminosae or in thefloraofAustralia. Frits Adema