Field guide for trees and shrubs in Miombo forests. Each species is attractively illustrated with line drawings and watercolors, and each bill includes a distribution map, as well as general notes on appearance, habitat, ecology, a
Field Guide for Mangroves in Africa and Madagascar. Mangroves perform vital environmental functions in the control of erosion and are an important resource in construction, carpentry, firewood, dyeing, ropes and medicines. An attractively
The CD-ROM contains a database of photographs of macroscopic characteristics with descriptions and notes on identification and works on a removal process to identify a particular wood.] The guide points to Ramin's trade in light tropical wood ,
Cites and Timber: A guide for tree species listed by Cites. This guide covers the major wood species regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. • Additional sections cove
Based on the work of the 17th AETFAT Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this book gathers sixty research papers in separate sections on taxonomy, forest and forestry, phytogeography, ecology and conservation and sustainable use of Afri
Taxonomic Aspects of African Economic Botany: Proceedings of the IX Plenary Meeting of AETFAT. Proceedings of the ninth plenary session of the AETFAT, held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1978. Documents in French and
Systematics and Conservation of African Plants: Proceedings of the XVIII AETFAT Congress. A separate section on African floras reflects the current state of knowledge and progress towards our understanding and documentation
Proceedings of a conference on the Practical Role of Botanic Gardens in the Conservation of Rare and Threatened Plants.
Research papers presented at a conference to celebrate 25 years of research into reproductive biology at Kew, held in honour of Professor Jack and Dr Yolande Heslop-Harrison.
Plant Conservation in the Tropics: Perspectives and Practice.
This is the first publication of its kind for Uganda and provides updated names and synonymy in more than 800 species. This publication will be useful to botanists, conservation workers and CBD implementers. A conservation assessme
Over 30 papers, from internationally recognised palynologists comprise a volume which brings together topical research from a wide range of pollen-related disciplines including.
This taxonomic revision describes the 56 species and 13 varieties that occur in Malaysia and Thailand. The distribution of each taxon is shown on a map. Separate identification keys are presented for staminate and pistillate plants, and critical
Revision of Tabernaemontana: The New World Species and Stemmadenia Bk. Systematic treatment of the South American species of the two genera; with 109 line drawings and 56 distribution maps.
Genera Palmarum - The evolution and classification of palms is a fully rewritten edition of the acclaimed standard reference work for the palm family, a group of plants of enormous economic and horticultural importance. An illustrated glo
A Revision of Tabernaemontana: The Old World Species Bk. With 55 line illustrations and 28 distribution maps. A systematic account of the genus in Africa, Asia and Polynesia.
The 'Country Guide for the Palms of New Guinea' is the first aid of identification for the palms of the whole island, up to the level of the genre. New Guinea is one of the largest palm diversity hotspots in the world. In ad
The extraordinary monograph of Farjon's Cupressaceae, the only gymnospermic family distributed around the world, and the monotype Sciadopityaceae should really be seen and hefted to be truly appreciated. Rudolf Schmid, Taxon 55, February
The native palms of Madagascar are of enormous economic and biological importance. Not only are they used for food, building houses, handicrafts and medicines, most are not found anywhere else in the world, they are a part of the great natural h
However, in 1993, only 123 species were listed from Mount Kupe. With 2,412 species described, of which 232 are assessed as globally threatened and 82 as strictly endemic, covering an area of 2,390 square kilometers, this book records what
This guide is valuable for those who regularly encounter palm trees in the countryside in Madagascar, such as students, foresters, horticulturists, field botanists, ethnobotanists, ecologists and conservationists. The native pal
This book is the fifth in a series of plant conservation checklists. Its predecessors took care of the Mt Cameroon, Mt Oku and Ijim Ridge, Kupe, Mwanenguba and Bakossi Mts plants and the Bali Ngemba Forest Reserve. Dom is located in the highland
A close scrutiny has recently revealed, within its small land of 1100 hectares, no less than 39 species of special interest for conservation and 25 or more taxons hitherto not described. A descriptive list revealing the plants registered to date
Up-to-date taxonomic account of this well-known genus of palms, which includes the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera. Classification is based on morphology, lamina anatomy and DNA analysis.
Written by leading orchid specialists and with detailed descriptions, keys, line drawings, distribution maps and color photographs, this new field guide will be an invaluable identification tool, providing the necessary help to clarify the state
Dendrochilums are a conspicuous element of the lower montane forest environment in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Of the 263 species estimated in the genus, 81 are currently recognized from Borneo. This volume provides clues, detail
Covering a total of about 35 genera is therefore an invaluable tool for anyone working on CITES or more specifically on orchids. This is the fourth in the CITES Orchid Lists series, covering the genera Aerides, Coelogyne, Comparettia and Masdevallia.
The CITES Orchid Checklist is also an invaluable guide for collectors and growers who want to know exactly which plants are growing and their conservation status. Divided into three sections, part 1 is an alphabetical list of all names, part 2 l
The text is in English, French and Spanish. It includes a fully illustrated Power Point training presentation, with speaker notes, on CD-ROM. This is the first book that outlines in a user-friendly fashion how the CITES controls apply to slipp
Of the leguminosae. A substantial and important work, containing many papers on the structure, morphology, taxonomy, chemistry, pollination biology, etc.
Advances in Systematic Legume: Structural Botany Pt. Topics include the basis of the development of floral characteristics, pollen morphology, and relationships of Sophoreae, seed and fruit phylogenies, endothecial thickenings, phy
Advances in Legume Systematics: The Fossil Record Pt. Studies of Specific Fossil Taxa, 2. Regional Summaries of Fossil Legumes, 3. With numerous half-tone and line illustrations.
Ferguson and S.C. Papers on methods, systematics, anatomy and morphology, physiology and phytogeography, presented by authorities such as M.
Advances in Legume Systematics Part 10. Two papers on the subfamily Mimosoideae that present new molecular data and discuss their results in light of the current classification of the subfamily Mimosoideae. Eight papers on the larger subfamily P
Topics covered include: diversity, adaptation and performance; nitrogen metabolism and plant nutrition; biochemistry and nutritional factors; pests, diseases, resistance and reproduction; forage, forage and legumes. An invaluable reference, reviewing r
Preliminary List of Cyperaceae in the Northeast of Brazil. This check list records 191 species in 24 genera, with entries sorted alphabetically and sorted by state, collector and number. Wayt Thomas of the New York Botanical Garden
