Download or read book Trees of Central Africa written by Olive H. Coates Palgrave and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Red List of the Endemic and Subendemic Trees of Central Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Burundi written by Marc S. M. Sosef and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trees of Central Africa written by Olive H. Coates Palgrave and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forests of Central Africa written by Jean Pierre Vande weghe and published by Protea Boekhuis. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pressure is therefore quite strong.
Download or read book Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa written by Braam van Wyk and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 2943 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensively updated and expanded edition of the region’s best-selling field guide to trees offers much, much more than the highly successful first edition. Fully updated text (including additional species entries) and distribution maps, numerous new photographs and a new 87-page section of full-tree photographs makes this well-loved guide even more indispensable in the field. Southern Africa has a rich variety of tree species, with an estimated 2 100 indigenous species and more than 100 naturalised aliens. Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa describes and illustrates more than 1 000 of these, focusing on trees that are the most common and most likely to be encountered. Species are logically arranged in 43 groups based on easy-to-observe leaf and stem features, and each account is illustrated by full-colour photographs of the plant’s diagnostic parts. The text also touches on the practical uses of the plants.
Download or read book Trees of Central Africa Painted by Olive H Coates Palgrave Descriptions by Keith Coates Palgrave Photographs by Deric and Paul Coates Palgrave written by Keith Coates Palgrave and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Figs of Southern South central Africa written by John Eric Burrows and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed information on the 48 native figs (Ficus) of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi.
Download or read book Forests of Central Africa written by Jean Pierre Vande weghe and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At three times the size of France, Central African forests are the largest ropical forest mass after the Amazon and cover a large portion of the Congo Basin. Unlike the forests of Western Africa and Asia, these are still well preserved as in many massive yet little unaffected clumps natural processes continue unperturbed. These forests a crucially vital to countries in the area as well as populations who live off them. At a key moment in time for the history of these forests this book assesses the situation and attempts to answer a few basic questions: which forests are we taling about and where did they come from ? In what way are they different from the other tropical forests in the world? How do these forests's plants and animals live? Since when and by who are they inhabited ? What has been done to safeguard them? What are the major problems faced by theses forests today?
Download or read book The Effects of Girdling Upon Some Trees in Central Africa written by A. R. A. Noel and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-01-25 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes 24 little-known indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists, policymakers, and the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each fruit to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each fruit is also described in a separate chapter, based on information provided and assessed by experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume II African vegetables.
Download or read book Field Guide to Common Trees Shrubs of East Africa written by Najma Dharani and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 1644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated and expanded, this third edition of the top-selling Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa now features more than 520 of the trees and shrubs – indigenous and naturalized exotics – commonly found in the region. Each of the four sections – trees, shrubs, palms and mangroves – is arranged in alphabetical order according to scientific name. The book features: an informative introduction to families. Species accounts describing the plants’ habitat, bark, leaves, flowers and fruit. General and commercial applications and uses in traditional medicine. Almost 2,000 photographs depicting the species, its fruit, flowers and bark. Glossaries, both textual and illustrated, of botanical and medical terms. An invaluable ID guide to the trees and shrubs in gardens, parks and along roadsides of East Africa.
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Download or read book 100 Trees to See on Safari in East Africa written by Quentin Luke and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on 100 common trees that can be seen in East Africa's parks and reserves. A brief introduction to the region and its habitats is followed by concise species descriptions highlighting key ID features such as bark, leaves, flowers and fruit, and commercial and traditional uses; entries are grouped by habitat and incorporate some 400 images.
Download or read book The Cycads of Central Africa written by Peter Heibloem and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central African cycads can be very difficult to identify in cultivation and this book showing photographs of the plants is intended as far as possible to serve as a reference for identification purposes for the enthusiast. The book also contains vivid accounts of various expeditions to Africa.
Download or read book Lawns Trees and Shrubs in Central Africa written by Ronald James and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lawns Trees and Shrubs in Central Africa With Plates written by Ronald JAMES (Botanist.) and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands written by Paul Philip Smith and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2004 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Guide of the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands provides an accessible account of sixty of the most common trees and shrubs of Miombo vegetation. Each species is attractively illustrated with line drawings and watercolours, and every account includes a distribution map as well as general notes on appearance, habitat, ecology and uses. Written with a minimum of technical language to assist both non-specialists and specialists.
