Seeds of Amazonian plants /
"Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. This stunningly illustrated guide features an easy-to-use whole-plant approach to...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2010.
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| Series: | Princeton field guides.
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Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
| Summary: | "Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. This stunningly illustrated guide features an easy-to-use whole-plant approach to seed identification that provides detailed descriptions not only of the seeds but also of the habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit of Amazonian plants, as well as information about the known uses and distribution of each genus. Presenting these descriptions together with 750 full-colour photos and a unique identification key, this premier field guide enables users to identify seeds of 544 genera and 131 families of plants."--NHBS Environment Bookstore. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 155 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1400834481 9781400834488 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |