Author: William Russell Sykes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915809073
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 973
Book Description
Flora of the Cook Islands
Author: William Russell Sykes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915809073
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 973
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915809073
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 973
Book Description
Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore
Author: W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher: W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The dream of becoming a beachcomber on some distant tropical shore has always held a particular fascination for Westerners. To be able to spend one's day relaxing under a tropical sun and walking a palm-covered beach bordering a blue lagoon has seemed like the ideal escape from the everyday pressures of the hurried lifestyle of our Western world. Ever since its European discovery, Polynesia has captivated the imagination of adventurers looking for an island paradise. Now, with the age of jet travel, a visit to the islands is no longer an impossible dream. Every year thousands of people fly to the South Pacific to spend their vacation in the tropical sun. One of the most remarkable features of Polynesia is the vast array of exotic flowers to be found growing everywhere in profusion. For those who are interested in nature, the easiest way to identify these exotic species is by using an illustrated book on tropical flowers. There are already a number of such books available, but most of these deal only with cultivated ornamental plants such as hibiscus, frangipani, and jasmine. These are well-suited to those who do not go beyond the confines of their hotel or local tourist attractions. But it is for those who seek out nature, away from the hotels, aways from the tourist attractions, or even away from civilization, that this book is intended.
Publisher: W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The dream of becoming a beachcomber on some distant tropical shore has always held a particular fascination for Westerners. To be able to spend one's day relaxing under a tropical sun and walking a palm-covered beach bordering a blue lagoon has seemed like the ideal escape from the everyday pressures of the hurried lifestyle of our Western world. Ever since its European discovery, Polynesia has captivated the imagination of adventurers looking for an island paradise. Now, with the age of jet travel, a visit to the islands is no longer an impossible dream. Every year thousands of people fly to the South Pacific to spend their vacation in the tropical sun. One of the most remarkable features of Polynesia is the vast array of exotic flowers to be found growing everywhere in profusion. For those who are interested in nature, the easiest way to identify these exotic species is by using an illustrated book on tropical flowers. There are already a number of such books available, but most of these deal only with cultivated ornamental plants such as hibiscus, frangipani, and jasmine. These are well-suited to those who do not go beyond the confines of their hotel or local tourist attractions. But it is for those who seek out nature, away from the hotels, aways from the tourist attractions, or even away from civilization, that this book is intended.
Guide to Standard Floras of the World
Author: David G. Frodin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139428651
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
Book Description
This 2001 book provides a selective annotated bibliography of the principal floras and related works of inventory for vascular plants. The second edition was completely updated and expanded to take into account the substantial literature of the late twentieth century, and features a more fully developed review of the history of floristic documentation. The works covered are principally specialist publications such as floras, checklists, distribution atlases, systematic iconographies and enumerations or catalogues, although a relatively few more popularly oriented books are also included. The Guide is organised in ten geographical divisions, with these successively divided into regions and units, each of which is prefaced with a historical review of floristic studies. In addition to the bibliography, the book includes general chapters on botanical bibliography, the history of floras, and general principles and current trends, plus an appendix on bibliographic searching, a lexicon of serial abbreviations, and author and geographical indexes.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139428651
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
Book Description
This 2001 book provides a selective annotated bibliography of the principal floras and related works of inventory for vascular plants. The second edition was completely updated and expanded to take into account the substantial literature of the late twentieth century, and features a more fully developed review of the history of floristic documentation. The works covered are principally specialist publications such as floras, checklists, distribution atlases, systematic iconographies and enumerations or catalogues, although a relatively few more popularly oriented books are also included. The Guide is organised in ten geographical divisions, with these successively divided into regions and units, each of which is prefaced with a historical review of floristic studies. In addition to the bibliography, the book includes general chapters on botanical bibliography, the history of floras, and general principles and current trends, plus an appendix on bibliographic searching, a lexicon of serial abbreviations, and author and geographical indexes.
Geographical Guide to Floras of the World
Author: Sidney Fay Blake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botanists
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Annotated selected list of floras and floristic works relating to vascular plants, including bibliographies and publications dealing with useful plants and vernacular names.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botanists
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Annotated selected list of floras and floristic works relating to vascular plants, including bibliographies and publications dealing with useful plants and vernacular names.
Papers
Author: Carnegie Institution of Washington. Tortugas Laboratory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Journal of the Linnean Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Author: Linnean Society of London
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Geographical Guide to Floras of the World: Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and islands of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
Author: Sidney Fay Blake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botanists
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botanists
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Wayside Plants of the Islands
Author: W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher: W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN: 9780964542600
Category : Alien plants
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Wayside Plants of the Islands has been designed as a guide book to the identification of the most common plant species encountered in the lowlands of the Pacific Islands. It is based upon the author's 25 years of botanical excursions in Hawai'i, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji, Guam, Belau (Palau), and the other Pacific Islands. The lowlands here have been highly disturbed and are now entirely dominated by "alien" weedy species. This guide book includes color photos of 170 of the most common of these lowland species, with descriptions and other pertinent information. Most of the plants covered are widespread species that may be found in any part of the tropics, so this book is useful throughout the tropical Pacific and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: W. Arthur Whistler
ISBN: 9780964542600
Category : Alien plants
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Wayside Plants of the Islands has been designed as a guide book to the identification of the most common plant species encountered in the lowlands of the Pacific Islands. It is based upon the author's 25 years of botanical excursions in Hawai'i, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji, Guam, Belau (Palau), and the other Pacific Islands. The lowlands here have been highly disturbed and are now entirely dominated by "alien" weedy species. This guide book includes color photos of 170 of the most common of these lowland species, with descriptions and other pertinent information. Most of the plants covered are widespread species that may be found in any part of the tropics, so this book is useful throughout the tropical Pacific and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved