Field guide to the rattans of Africa
Although palms are relatively poorly represented on the African continent, with only around 50 species, the products derived from palms nonetheless play a crucial role in the livelihoods of local people. This book is the first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. It aims...
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Kew Publishing
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19692 |
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| author | Sunderland, Terry C.H. |
| author_browse | Sunderland, Terry C.H. |
| author_facet | Sunderland, Terry C.H. |
| author_sort | Sunderland, Terry C.H. |
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| description | Although palms are relatively poorly represented on the African continent, with only around 50 species, the products derived from palms nonetheless play a crucial role in the livelihoods of local people. This book is the first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. It aims to help field and development agency workers, conservationists and students to identify these widely used climbing palms to species level regardless of their experience or botanical expertise. All of the species are illustrated with botanical drawings and photographs. This detailed and richly illustrated book will be an invaluable resource for all with interests in the economic botany and taxonomy of the tropical forests of Africa. It describes all species of African rattan palms, provides keys and other tools to aid identification, and extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings and maps. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2007 |
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| spelling | CGSpace196922025-01-24T14:20:33Z Field guide to the rattans of Africa Sunderland, Terry C.H. canes and rattans descriptions species identification taxonomy handbooks Although palms are relatively poorly represented on the African continent, with only around 50 species, the products derived from palms nonetheless play a crucial role in the livelihoods of local people. This book is the first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. It aims to help field and development agency workers, conservationists and students to identify these widely used climbing palms to species level regardless of their experience or botanical expertise. All of the species are illustrated with botanical drawings and photographs. This detailed and richly illustrated book will be an invaluable resource for all with interests in the economic botany and taxonomy of the tropical forests of Africa. It describes all species of African rattan palms, provides keys and other tools to aid identification, and extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings and maps. 2007 2012-06-04T09:12:38Z 2012-06-04T09:12:38Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19692 en Kew Publishing Sunderland, T.C.H. 2007. Field guide to the rattans of Africa . Kew, UK, Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Garden. 66p. ISBN: 978-1-842461-80-8.. |
| spellingShingle | canes and rattans descriptions species identification taxonomy handbooks Sunderland, Terry C.H. Field guide to the rattans of Africa |
| title | Field guide to the rattans of Africa |
| title_full | Field guide to the rattans of Africa |
| title_fullStr | Field guide to the rattans of Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Field guide to the rattans of Africa |
| title_short | Field guide to the rattans of Africa |
| title_sort | field guide to the rattans of africa |
| topic | canes and rattans descriptions species identification taxonomy handbooks |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19692 |
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