Included here is the sub-tropical, volcanic island of Lord Howe situated in the Tasman Sea.

Lord Howean Sand Dunes

The dominant plant here is the trailing sand-binding grass Spinifex hirsutus and the trailing herbs Ipomaea palmata, I. pes-caprae and Wedelia uniflora. Also fairly common is the endemic Lepidium howei-insulae (Brassicaceae).

References

Green, P. S. 1979. Observations on the phytogeography of the New Hebrides, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. In: Plants and Islands. Ed. D, Bramwell. Academic Press.

Mueller-Dombois, D. & Fosberg, F. R. 1998. Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands. Springer.

Oliver, W. R. B. 1911. The Vegetation and flora of the Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 49: 94-161.

Oliver, W. R. B. 1925. Biogeographical Relations of the New Zealand Region. Journal of the Linnean Society, London, 47: 99-140.

Paramonov, S. J. 1963. Lord Howe Island, A Riddle of the Pacific, Part III. Pacific Science, 17: 361-373.

Pickard, J. 1983. Rare and Threatened Vascular Plants of Lord Howe Island. Biological Conservation, 27: 125-139.