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East African Plant Collectors
Diana Polhill
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Description for East African Plant Collectors
Hardcover. This book is a record of some 2,700 people who have collected herbarium specimens in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, designed as a supplement to the now complete Flora of Tropical East Africa. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: PSAB; PST; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
This book is a record of some 2,700 people who have collected herbarium specimens in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, designed as a supplement to the now complete Flora of Tropical East Africa. The profiles give an indication of careers and interests, the places where the plants have been collected and herbaria in which the specimens are located. A timeline and a synopsis give an idea of professions and the changes through the eras since the first recorded herbarium specimens were collected in 1781. Accompanied with line illustrations and black and white photographs throughout.
This book is a record of some 2,700 people who have collected herbarium specimens in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, designed as a supplement to the now complete Flora of Tropical East Africa. The profiles give an indication of careers and interests, the places where the plants have been collected and herbaria in which the specimens are located. A timeline and a synopsis give an idea of professions and the changes through the eras since the first recorded herbarium specimens were collected in 1781. Accompanied with line illustrations and black and white photographs throughout.
Product Details
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
2184g
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842463710
SKU
V9781842463710
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Diana Polhill
Diana Polhill worked in the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1957 to 1994, and was Assistant Editor of the Flora of Tropical East Africa, and compiled the companion volume Flora of Tropical East Africa: Index of Collecting Localities (1988). Roger Polhill worked in the Kew Herbarium from 1961 to 1997 and was Editor of the Flora from ... Read more
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