Seeds of Amazonian Plants

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-691-14647-8
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 534 g

Reihe: Princeton Field Guides

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-color photos and a unique identification key, this premier field guide enables users to identify seeds of 544 genera and 131 families of plants.The most comprehensive field guide to Amazonian seeds Features 750 full-color photos that make identification easy Covers 544 genera and 131 families of Amazonian plants Describes seeds, habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit Includes unique seed identification key Compact, portable, and beautifully illustrated--the ideal field guide

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cornejo, Fernando

Janovec, John

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

Collecting and Identifying Seeds xvii

How to Use This Book xix

Aid to Identification of Amazonian Seeds xxi

Family and Genus Descriptions 1

Glossary and Illustrations of Botanical Terminology 149

Über Autor(innen)

Fernando Cornejo is research associate and field research botanist at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. John Janovec is research botanist and founding director of the Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.