Flora of Tropical East Africa: Acanthaceae II Contributor(s): Beentje, Henk (Editor), Ghazanfar, S. a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1842463861 ISBN-13: 9781842463864 Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Plants - General |
Dewey: 583.95 |
Series: Flora of Tropical East Africa |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9" 350 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species per genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context. The Flora is a part work published in fascicles (paperback). |
Contributor Bio(s): Beentje, Henk: - Henk Beentje is a botanist based in the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. His many books include Conservation Checklist of the Trees of Uganda, Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar, and Field Guide to the Palms of Madagascar. He served as the editor of the decade-spanning Flora of Tropical East Africa series, also from Kew. |