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Palms of Southern Asia
Andrew Henderson
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Description for Palms of Southern Asia
Hardback. Southern Asia is a vast and ecologically diverse region that extends from the deserts of Afghanistan to the rainforests of Thailand, and is home to a marvelously rich palm flora. This title deals with the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, and Myanmar. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 200 pages, 256 color illus. 16 line illus. 336 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Southern Asia is a vast and ecologically diverse region that extends from the deserts of Afghanistan to the rainforests of Thailand, and is home to a marvelously rich palm flora. Palms of Southern Asia is the only complete field guide to the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This attractive guide's handsome illustrations and succinct, authoritative, and jargon-free text make identification easy. Each species account includes the correct scientific and common names, and fully describes morphology, habitat, ... Read more
Southern Asia is a vast and ecologically diverse region that extends from the deserts of Afghanistan to the rainforests of Thailand, and is home to a marvelously rich palm flora. Palms of Southern Asia is the only complete field guide to the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This attractive guide's handsome illustrations and succinct, authoritative, and jargon-free text make identification easy. Each species account includes the correct scientific and common names, and fully describes morphology, habitat, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Field Guides
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691134499
SKU
V9780691134499
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Andrew Henderson
Andrew Henderson is a curator at the Institute of Systematic Botany at the New York Botanical Garden. His books include "Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas" and "Flowering Plants of the Neotropics" (both Princeton).
Reviews for Palms of Southern Asia
"This field guide by Henderson includes all 352 naturally occurring palm species in the region ranging from Afghanistan to Japan, south through India and Thailand... The book is well organized and designed, and certainly small enough for fieldwork."
Choice "This is truly a field guide with descriptions that give field characters that will make it easy to identify species... This is ... Read more
Choice "This is truly a field guide with descriptions that give field characters that will make it easy to identify species... This is ... Read more