HYLAND, T. WHIFFIN, D.C. CHRISTOPHEL, B. GRAY, R.W. ELICK & A.J. FORD. 1999. Tropical rain forest trees and shrubs, v, 95 pp, illus. CSIRO Publishing, P.O. Box 1139, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. ISBN 0-643-06047-2. Price: USD 130.00. (For orders also: sales@publish.csiro.au or http://www.publish.csiro.au). This is a CD-ROM intended to identify 1733 species of trees and shrubs of northern Australian rain forests, accompanied by a user guide in book form. The word ‘shrubs’ in the title is used in a very broad sense, as also Araceae, many Asteraceae, Impatiens, Orchidaceae and other herbs are covered!