Download or read book Flora of the Guianas 31 Cactaceae Series A Phanerogams Fasicle 18 written by A. R. A. Görts-van Rijn and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 1997 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical, illustrated Flora of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, designed to treat phanerogams as well as cryptogams of the area. Publication takes place in fascicles, each treating a family or group of related families. Treatments provide fundamental and applied information, covering, when possible, wood anatomy, chemical analysis, economic uses, vernacular names and data on endangered species. Cactaceae.
Download or read book Flora of the Guianas 31 Cactaceae written by A. R. A. Go rts-van Rijn and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Trees Volume 2 South America written by M.M. Grandtner and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-09-21 with total page 1171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index lets readers find a tree in four languages, by its common name, or abbreviation, followed by taxonomy that includes common uses for each part of the tree. Using this information, scientists and students can identify and classify plants, their growth structure and environment, the uses of their products, and alternative options with similar characteristics. - Complete coverage of all native South American trees—the only single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists and climatologists working in this diverse and changing region - Includes taxonomy at genera, species, sub-species, and varietal levels, providing information from the most basic level up and allowing readers to identify their subjects using numerous criteria - Indicates Latin, English, French, and Spanish names as well as common names and abbreviations, facilitating accurate and efficient identification - Provides growth information, climatology, ecology and uses for the tree to provide insight into each tree as well as for comparative purposes when seeking similar tree-based resources
Download or read book Monocotyledons written by Urs Eggli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition provides a comprehensive list of the latest taxonomy including the updated relevant plant data. All succulent species of the monocotyledonous plant families and genera are described in detail. This work will be particularly useful to botanists, plant taxonomists and scholars as well as to herbaria and botanic gardens. It will also appeal to the committed collector of succulent plants, horticultural cognoscenti and succulent plant lovers.
Download or read book Taxonomic Literature written by Frans Antonie Stafleu and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flora of Suriname written by August Adriaan Pulle and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1966 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture written by Liberty Hyde Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana Araliaceae Cactaceae written by Paul E. Berry and published by Missouri Botanical Garden Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the southeastern half of Venezuela, the Venezuelan Guayana is the core area of what has been called "The Lost World." It is home to nearly 10,000 species of vascular plants, including many endemic species and genera. The Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana is the first full scientific account of the plants of the region. This volume continues the alphabetical sequence of family treatments, from Araliaceae to Cactaceae. Includes keys, descriptions, and illustrations of more than half the species treated.
Download or read book Botany for Degree Students written by A. C. Dutta and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997-02-27 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth edition of Botany for Degree Students presents a revision of the whole text, including the rewriting of many portions and the addition of several new topics on the basis of recent researches. It covers as far as possible the prescribed syllabuses of several Indian universities. This enlarged edition should meet the needs of degree students not only in India but abroad as well.
Download or read book Cyclopedia of American Horticulture written by Liberty Hyde Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Plant Book written by D. J. Mabberley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-19 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of one of the most practical and authoritative botanical dictionaries available.
Download or read book Timber Trees of Suriname written by Chequita R. Bhikhi and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide focuses on the identification of Surinamese trees, based on field, vegetative, floristic, and wood characteristics. It includes botanical descriptions, wood descriptions, illustrations and photos of one hundred Surinamese commercial timber tree species, potential timber tree species, and tree species protected by Surinamese forest law. It is the first book for Suriname with more than four hundred photos to illustrate the characteristics of each tree species for easy identification in the field. The guide is intended for anyone interested in learning and identifying Surinamese timber trees, particularly for the Surinamese forest organizations and different timber companies in Suriname. While this guide focuses on Suriname, many of these species can be found in the adjacent countries of Guyana and French Guiana as well, or have a neotropical distribution, allowing the book to be applicable across the entire region.
Download or read book A Key to the Genera of Manhattan Plants written by Albert Spear Hitchcock and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Mabberley s Plant Book written by David J. Mabberley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mabberley's Plant-Book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. With some 26,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seed-bearing plant (including conifers), plus ferns and clubmosses, besides economically important mosses and algae. The book combines taxonomic details and uses with English and other vernacular names found in commerce. The third edition was recognised in the American Botanical Council's annual James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award for 2008 and the International Association for Plant Taxonomy's Engler Medal in Silver for 2009. In this new edition, each entry has been updated to take into consideration the most recent literature, notably the greater understanding resulting from molecular analyses; over 1400 additional entries (including ecologically and economically important genera of seaweeds) have been included, ensuring that Mabberley's Plant-Book continues to rank among the most practical and authoritative botanical texts available.
Download or read book Woody Plants of Western African Forests written by William Hawthorne and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the identification of all the woody plants (c. 2,250 species in 740 genera) of the forest region of West Africa called 'Upper Guinea', between Togo and Senegal. Upper Guinea is one of the world's most important centres of biodiversity, from the mountain forests of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, to the lowland evergreen, and semideciduous forests widespread also in Ghana and Ivory Coast. This comprehensively illustrated guide will play a vital supportive role in the challenge of sustainable development within the forest region of West Africa, helping to promote best practice in the management of its plants and forests.
