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Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa

ISBN 
9781775846093
Format 
Epub
Recommended Price 
R290.00
Published 
March 2019
About the book: 
Fully updated and expanded, this third edition of the top-selling Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa  now features more than 520 of the trees and shrubs – indigenous and naturalized exotics – commonly found in the region.
 
Each of the four sections – trees, shrubs, palms and mangroves – is arranged in alphabetical order according to scientifi c name. The book features:
  • An informative introduction to families.
  • Species accounts describing the plants’ habitat, bark, leaves, fl owers and fruit.
  • General and commercial applications and uses in traditional medicine.
  • Almost 2,000 photographs depicting the species, its fruit, fl owers and bark.
  • Glossaries, both textual and illustrated, of botanical and medical terms. 
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