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Tropical & Garden Flower Identification

Author : Graeme Teague

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,47 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Floriculture

ISBN : 9780978873004

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Book Description

Tropical & Garden Flower Identification is an overall photographic resource guide for the identification, history and growing of tropical plants and flowers in the greater West Indies: Caribbean, Bahamas, Central America, plus Florida and south Georgia.More than 530 award winning photographs allow easy identification by everyone and are arranged in common sense, colour-coded chapters that include English & Spanish common names, all weights and sizes in both standard and metric, with common name and scientific taxonomy indexes, geographical map & official websites for each country covered, wipeable pages, handy garden & travel size, durable plastic slip cover.



Tropical Flowering Plants

Author : Kirsten Albrecht Llamas

Publisher : Timber Press (OR)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 15,55 MB

Release : 2003-09-15

Category :

ISBN : 9781604694710

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Book Description

This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research -- and magnificent photography -- that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist.



Identify Common Tropical and Subtropical Ornamental Plants by Flower Colour

Author : Katharina Kreissig

Publisher : Springer

Page : 111 pages

File Size : 41,87 MB

Release : 2019-05-09

Category : Science

ISBN : 366258817X

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Book Description

This book is a practical, compact guide for the identification of common tropical and subtropical ornamental plants by flower colour. It is intended for anyone who is interested in plants and would like to get to know the attractive flowering plants of warm regions while travelling. Certainly everyone in a foreign country has at some point admired a particularly exotic flower and wished to know which plant it is. With appealing photos and comprehensible texts, this book provides the answer - quickly and easily. The author is an experienced tour guide and is regularly asked for eye-catching, ornamental plants on the way. She photographed the frequently requested plants and arranged them according to colour in this nature guide. This book is also suitable for beginners without previous botanical knowledge due to its illustrations and simple sorting.



Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants

Author : Ahmed Fayaz

Publisher : UNSW Press

Page : 688 pages

File Size : 31,31 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Tropical plants

ISBN : 9781742232904

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Book Description

A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora.



Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants

Author : Elisabeth Chan

Publisher : Tuttle Publishing

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 48,80 MB

Release : 2012-10-14

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1462907296

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Book Description

Learn all about tropical plants and flowers with this with this useful and portable reference book. This handy field guide introduces approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Trees, shrubs, flowers and fruits are all presented in full color. Included are exotic and beautiful blooms, plants with utilitarian uses and some of the more extraordinary members of the plant kingdom. Each entry is described in detail, and the expert botanical information is included, along with interesting historical anecdotes. This book will delight lovers of tropical flora. Periplus Handy Pocket Guides are practical field guides, useful for identifying various natural objects ranging from plants and animals to gemstones and seashells. Each page of each title throughout the series is filled with clear, precise photographs and informative text. Scientific and local language names are given.



The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

Author : Timothy M. A. Utteridge

Publisher : La Mona Bismarck Foundation

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 26,32 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Tropical plants

ISBN : 9781842466025

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Book Description

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 Kew's experts, this handbook is based on Kew's Tropical Plant Identification course, which uses classical morphology, as well as more simple 'spot' characters, to teach plant identification.



Plants for Tropical Landscapes

Author : Fred D. Rauch

Publisher : University of Hawaii Press

Page : 158 pages

File Size : 38,33 MB

Release : 2000-08-01

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 9780824820343

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Book Description

Carefully selected plants add color, character, and charm to a wide variety of outdoor settings, providing much enjoyment and increasing the value of your home. Plants for Tropical Landscapes will help you select and group plants to create a successful tropical garden tailored to your needs and tastes. Gardeners and landscapers will find this treasury of more than 500 common plants easy to use and one of the most comprehensive guides available today. Plants are organized by size (ground covers, low shrubs, medium shrubs, small trees) and are fully illustrated with more than 700 color photographs to aid in their identification. The book presents guidelines on plant characteristics, soil and water requirements, and suggested landscape use for each species. In addition, appendices list plants suitable for special uses (xeriscapes, windbreaks, night gardens) and sites (beach gardens, lanai, and houseplants).



A Field Guide to Tropical Plants of Asia

Author : David Harris Engel

Publisher : Timber Press (OR)

Page : 280 pages

File Size : 24,91 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 9780881925425

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Book Description

"A Field Guide to Tropical Plants of Asia is an excellent companion for the traveler, backpacker, plant hobbyist, or botanist interested in learning about tropical plants, whether studying them in Indonesian rain forests or the glass houses of an American botanical garden. More than 300 color photos--both close-ups and habitat shots--accompany the listings and provide a key piece of the identification process.



Tropical Plants of Costa Rica

Author : Willow Zuchowski

Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates

Page : 560 pages

File Size : 39,36 MB

Release : 2022

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9781501763076

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Book Description

"This second edition is in a smaller format than the first, with additional photos and a new section on the Osa Peninsula. More than 800 photographs, taken in the field, show entire plants and closer views of flowers, fruits, and seeds. Pen-and-ink drawings depict botanical details. The text covers identifying characteristics, natural history, chemical properties, economic importance, medicinal uses, conservation, ethnobotany, and ecology"--