Rare and Endangered Species of Hawaiian Vascular Plants
Author : Francis Raymond Fosberg
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Page : 94 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Rare plants
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Author : Francis Raymond Fosberg
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Rare plants
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Author : Francis Raymond Fosberg
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Page : 550 pages
File Size : 30,68 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Rare plants
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Author : David Liittschwager
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,10 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
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Photographs of rare plants and animals of the Hawaiian Islands, endangered by the invasion of the outside world.
Author : Robert J. Gustafson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 17,7 MB
Release : 2014-10-31
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0824846699
Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in Hawai‘i’s natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms and vegetation, the evolution of Hawaiian flora, and the conservation of native species, the book includes almost 875 color photographs illustrating nearly two-thirds of native Hawaiian plant species as well as a concise description of each genus and species shown. The work can be used either as a stand-alone reference or as a companion to the two-volume Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai‘i. Learning more about threatened and endangered plants is essential to conserving them, and there is no more endangered flora in the world today than that of the Hawaiian Islands. Striking species complexes such as the silverswords and the remarkable lobeliads represent unique stories of adaptive radiation that make the Hawai‘i a living laboratory for evolution. Public appreciation for Hawaiian biodiversity requires outreach and education that will determine the future conservation of this rich heritage, and Hawaiian Plant Life has been designed to help fill that need.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
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Page : 588 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Rare animals
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Author : Warren Lambert Wagner
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Page : 876 pages
File Size : 49,29 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Angiosperms
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Author : S. H. Sohmer
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 18,92 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780824810962
The Hawaiian islands, isolated by thousands of miles of ocean for millions of years, posses a unique assemblage of native flowers and plants. This text describes more than 130 indigenous and endemic species of Hawaiian plants, their characteristics and habitats, and how they came to be. The photographs aim to provide an easy and accurate means of recognizing a given plant and serve as a permanent record of the Hawaiian islands' fast-disappearing native flora.
Author : Linda W. Pratt
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Botany
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Author : Donald R. Hodel
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 15,11 MB
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0824865782
Forewords by Paul R. Weissich and William S. Merwin The only native palms in Hawai‘i, loulu are among the Islands’ most distinctive plants. Several of the 24 recognized species are rare and endangered and all make handsome and appropriate ornamentals to adorn gardens and landscapes with their dramatic foliage, colorful flower clusters, and conspicuous fruits. In this volume, Donald Hodel shares his expertise on loulu, having traveled extensively throughout Hawai‘i to research and photograph nearly all the species in their native habitat. In the course of his work, he described and named three loulu that were new to science. Each of the 24 species is treated in detail and this book is handsomely illustrated with more than 200 color photographs that clearly show leaves, flower stalks, fruits, and habitat. Chapters on loulu history, botany, ecology, conservation, uses, and propagation and culture provide essential background information for readers, whatever their level of interest or expertise. In the appendices, they will find a concise summary of loulu, lists of species by island, and an illustrated compendium of exotic, naturalized palms of Hawai‘i and relatives of loulu found throughout the South Pacific. As interest in growing and conserving native Hawaiian plants surges while their numbers and habitat continue to decline, Loulu: The Hawaiian Palm will be valued as one of the most comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated treatments of these exceptional plants.
Author : Documentation Associates Information Services Incorporated
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Page : 364 pages
File Size : 29,89 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Biology
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