| Flora of Tropical East Africa: Commelinaceae Contributor(s): Beentje, Henk (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1842464361 ISBN-13: 9781842464366 Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Plants - General |
| Dewey: 584.38 |
| Series: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Flora of Tropical East Africa |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.7" (0.80 lbs) 450 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Flora of Tropical East Africa is a descriptive, extensively illustrated 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 of each genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context. This part covers the Commelinaceae family. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beentje, Henk: - Henk Beentjeis a botanist based in the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. His many books includeConservation Checklist of the Trees of Uganda, Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar, andField Guide to the Palms of Madagascar. He served as the editor of the decade-spanningFlora of Tropical East Africa series, also from Kew. |
