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The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia
G. E. Wickens
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Description for The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia
Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAC; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 819.
Although Alexander von Humboldt never saw a baobab, he wrote: ‘Among organic creatures, this tree [Dracaena draco (dragon tree)] is undoubtedly, together with the Adansonia or baobab of Senegal, one of the oldest inhabitants of our planet’ (Humboldt 1852). With their enormous size, distinctive and often grotesque appearance, and great age (measured perhaps in thousands of years), baobab trees attract the attention of botanists, amateurs, tourists and passers-by wherever they grow. Old specimens display highly individual, photogenic characteristics which endear them to local people, artists and photographers. European knowledge of the African baobab dates back to Renaissance times. I first ... Read more
Although Alexander von Humboldt never saw a baobab, he wrote: ‘Among organic creatures, this tree [Dracaena draco (dragon tree)] is undoubtedly, together with the Adansonia or baobab of Senegal, one of the oldest inhabitants of our planet’ (Humboldt 1852). With their enormous size, distinctive and often grotesque appearance, and great age (measured perhaps in thousands of years), baobab trees attract the attention of botanists, amateurs, tourists and passers-by wherever they grow. Old specimens display highly individual, photogenic characteristics which endear them to local people, artists and photographers. European knowledge of the African baobab dates back to Renaissance times. I first ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048176397
SKU
V9789048176397
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Reviews for The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia
From the reviews: "In this volume, Wickens and Lowe (both, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK) provide a very comprehensive, technical summary of the genus, including the current state of botanical understanding … and the associated fauna and their use of the trees. … It ends with 55 pages of references and both taxonomic and subjects ... Read more