Kew Tropical Plant Identification Handbook, The (Paperback)

Timothy Utteridge

ISBN 10: 184246602X / ISBN 13: 9781842466025

Published by Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, 2015

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Paperback. The tropics with their lush rainforests are extremely rich in plant life but are still comparatively unknown. Botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have a long tradition of exploring and plant collecting in the tropics, accumulating an unsurpassed practical knowledge of the tropical plants they encounter.This second edition of The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook brings together this knowledge in a guide to the commonly encountered and ecologically important plants of the tropics. Written by Kews experts, this handbook is based on Kews Tropical Plant Identification course, which uses classical morphology, as well as more simple 'spot' characters, to teach plant identification. A guide to the commonly encountered and ecologically important plants of the tropics. In this second edition, an additional 17 plant families are described, bringing the total number to 104, all described in detail and richly illustrated showing the important identification characters. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kew Tropical Plant Identification Handbook, The (Paperback)
• Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Surrey
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184246602X
• ISBN 13: 9781842466025
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook is an authoritative guide to the commonly encountered and ecologically important plants of the tropics. Written by experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this handbook is based on Kew’s popular Tropical Plant Identification course, which uses classical morphology, as well as more simple “spot” characteristics, to teach plant identification.

This fully updated second edition adds seventeen new family and subfamily descriptions and includes updated research throughout. Each of the one hundred families is described in detail and richly illustrated with photographs that show important identification characteristics. The book’s emphasis on images and the foundations of identification means that both specialists and nonspecialists alike will be able to use this guide.

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook is a portable, easy-to-use resource, perfect for tropical botanists as well as students and conservation professionals.

About the Author

Timothy Utteridge works in the Herbarium at Kew as a generalist botanist and has travelled extensively throughout southeast Asia. He is the coauthor of Field Guide to the Plants of East Sabah and coeditor of A Guide to the Alpine and Sub-Alpine Flora of Mount Jaya. Gemma Bramley also works in the Herbarium at Kew and has a special interest in science communication. Together, they are coorganizers of Kew’s annual Tropical Plant Identification course.