Further discussion of Phyllocladus and its pollen in Victoria during the Holocene

Phyllocladus pollen was not identified in mid-late Holocene sediments in the Otway Ranges but has been found, in western Victoria, in a surface sample and in lake sediments probably younger than 1100 BP. These results refute the view of Churchill and Dodson (1980) that Phyllocladus was present in western Victoria (probably in the Otway Ranges) through the Holocene until dry conditions caused its extinction about 1100 BP. It is concluded that the Phyllocladus pollen in western Victorian Holocene deposits is derived from sources in Tasmania and/or New Zealand.