Wild Flowers of Pakistan - Hardcover

Nasir, Yasin J.; Rafiq, Rubina A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195775848 ISBN 13: 9780195775846

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

The rich and varied habitat of Pakistan is home to an estimated 4,940 plant species. Though there has been some effort to catalogue the fascinating flora of this region, information published so far has been in a highly condensed and technical format. This book is the first book of its kind to present an account of over 650 selected flowering plants of Pakistan to the reader in an understandable and interesting format. Each plant is illustrated with a photograph, accompanied by a brief descriptive account, indicating its relationship within the plant kingdom and its occurrence throughout the world. An important feature of the book is a key that enables the non-specialist to identify the plants. Indices of scientific, English and local names, plus a glossary of botanical terms, have been included to aid botanists and naturalists in their work.

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Review:

`The first "identification guide in popular form" for Pakistan and "aimed at the average citizen who would like to know more about the wild flowering plants".'
Jnl Int Assoc Plant Taxonomy, 1997

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