Author : Andry Petignat
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,15 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Adansonia
ISBN : 9781775843702
Photographic masterpiece about baobabs, found only in Madagascar, Africa, Australia; interesting introduction followed by detailed discussions of all eight species, with photos and line drawings.
Author : Andry Petignat
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,57 MB
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775844722
A photographic masterpiece, this beautiful book is a fitting tribute to the baobab – an extraordinary and majestic tree found principally in Madagascar, and peripherally in Africa and Australia. The first section offers a short introduction to the classification and general description of baobabs, details of their life history, biogeography, dispersal and their role in people’s lives. The second section comprises a guide to each of the eight baobab species, including botanical description, details of their habitat, distribution and principal uses, accompanied by clear images and line drawings of the leaves, flowers, fruits and growth habit of each species. Interesting text and lavish photographs throughout make this book irresistible for specialist botanists and lay enthusiasts alike, and it will have particular appeal for tourists too.
Author : Beth Moon
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0789214091
A spectacular oversize photo book celebrating Africa’s most majestic trees—which are now facing an unprecedented ecological threat. Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can live more than 2,000 years, and their massive, water-storing trunks can grow to more than one hundred feet in circumference. They serve as a renewable source of food, fiber, and fuel, as well as a focus of spiritual life. But now, suddenly, the largest baobabs are dying off , literally collapsing under their own weight. Scientists believe these ancient giants are being dehydrated by drought and higher temperatures, likely the result of climate change. Photographer Beth Moon, already responsible for some of the most indelible images of Africa’s oldest and largest baobabs, has undertaken a new photographic pilgrimage to bear witness to this environmental catastrophe and document the baobabs that still survive. In this oversize volume, Moon presents breathtaking new duotone tree portraits of the baobabs of Madagascar, Botswana, South Africa, and Senegal. She recounts her eventful journey to visit these monumental trees in a moving diaristic text studded with color travel photos. This book also includes an essay by Adrian Patrut, leader of a research team that has studied Africa's largest baobabs and alerted the world tot he threat these majestic trees are facing. Baobab is not only a compelling photo book and travel narrative, but also a timely ecological warning.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 2006-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309164540
This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Author : G.E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 14,45 MB
Release : 2008-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402064314
This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries.
Author : M. Sidibe
Publisher : Crops for the Future
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Adansonia digitata
ISBN : 0854327762
Author : Nelda LaTeef
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,18 MB
Release : 2020-06-02
Category :
ISBN : 9789988860387
A rabbit, lost in the desert and saved by a baobab tree, outwits a stronger, envious neighbor.
Author : Julie Stiegemeyer
Publisher : Zonderkidz
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0310739284
The baobab tree story, which I wrote (the church version) is actually based upon a true story, told by Limakatso Nare, a Lutheran pastor who is currently serving a congregation in Louisiana. When he was growing up in his native Africa, he gathered for Sunday school under the baobab tree. Here he learned the Biblical stories of Noah and the ark, Jonah and the big fish, and the parables of Jesus. His Sunday school experiences inspired my story, Under the Baobab Tree.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 39,25 MB
Release : 2008-01-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309164435
This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes 24 little-known indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists, policymakers, and the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each fruit to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each fruit is also described in a separate chapter, based on information provided and assessed by experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume II African vegetables.
Author : Jonathan Drori
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,75 MB
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781786276063
Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration—not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable. Stops on the trip include the lime trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike, the swankiest streets in nineteenth-century London, which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood, and the redwood forests of California, where the secret to the trees' soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water. Each of these strange and true tales—populated by self-mummifying monks, tree-climbing goats and ever-so-slightly radioactive nuts—is illustrated by Lucille Clerc, taking the reader on a journey that is as informative as it is beautiful.
