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A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of North west South America : (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) : With Supplementary Notes)
Alwyn H. Gentry
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Paperback. This volume is a guide to nearly 250 families of woody plants in a species-rich region of South America. The guide identification methods focus on bark, leaves, and odour that are present all year-round, with step-by-step keys to identification. Illustrator(s): Vasquez, Rodolfo. Num Pages: 920 pages, 291 line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1300. 920 pages, 291 line drawings. Illustrator(s): Vasquez, Rodolfo. This volume is a guide to nearly 250 families of woody plants in a species-rich region of South America. The guide identification methods focus on bark, leaves, and odour that are present all year-round, with step-by-step keys to identification. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GBC; PST. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 49. Weight: 1264.
To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field guide to the nearly 250 families of woody plants in the most species-rich region of South America.
As a consummate field researcher, Gentry designed this guide to be not just comprehensive, but also easy to use in rigorous field conditions. Unlike many field guides, which rely for their identifications on flowers and fruits that are only present ... Read more
To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field guide to the nearly 250 families of woody plants in the most species-rich region of South America.
As a consummate field researcher, Gentry designed this guide to be not just comprehensive, but also easy to use in rigorous field conditions. Unlike many field guides, which rely for their identifications on flowers and fruits that are only present ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
920
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
920
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226289441
SKU
V9780226289441
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