...As precipitation increases, the desert changes to mulga and mallee shrubs, then to savanna, and finally to forest dominated by large mountain ash and karri trees. Dense riverine forests of red gums form along the great rivers in the lowlands. In the high mountains in the southeast of the continent, alpine elements such as the endemic Australian heath (Epacris family; heaths in the Old World belong to the Ericaceae family), clumping herbs, and snow gums appear. *Some of the terminology that mentions "red gum" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…降水量の増加に伴って,砂漠はマルガmulga(アカシア属)やマレーmallee(丈の低いユーカリ属数種の総称)の灌木林,次いでサバンナへと移行し,ついにはマウンテン・アッシュmountain ashやカリーkarri(いずれもユーカリ属)などの巨木が優占する森林帯となる。また,低地の大河沿いには,うっそうとしたレッド・ガムred gum(ユーカリ属)の河辺林が成立する。大陸の南東部にある高山地帯では,特産のオーストラリアン・ヒースAustralian heath(エパクリス科,旧大陸のヒースはツツジ科),叢生草本類,スノー・ガムsnow gum(ユーカリ属)などのアルプス要素が出現する。… ※「red gum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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