Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park

Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park

Author: Ernst Schmidt

Publisher: Jacana Media

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 9781919777306

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This is a guide to every tree and woody shrub indigenous to the province of Mpumlanga and the entire Kruger National Park. Designed for use by beginner tree enthusiasts and the seasoned botanist, it details more than 950 species of trees and shrubs.


Trees and Shrubs Mozambique

Trees and Shrubs Mozambique

Author: John Eric Burrows

Publisher: Jacana Media

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780992240370

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"Mozambique is a land of immense variety of landscape and biological diversity. However, its forests and woodlands are being cleared at an alarming rate. With few exceptions, the country has no inventory of its trees and shrubs, the component that forms the web or skeleton of Mozambique's vegetation. Trees and Shrubs of Mozambique provides the first accurate and comprehensive account of the woody plants of Mozambique and their distribution and how to identify them through the use of keys, descriptions and illustrations. Aimed at botanists - both amateur and professional - conservationists, foresters, university and secondary school students, NGOs and eco-tourists, this book covers some 1,780 species of trees and shrubs, illustrated with over 9650 colour photographs, as well as leaf line drawings and distribution maps." --Cover.


Trees and Shrubs Mozambique

Trees and Shrubs Mozambique

Author: John Eric Burrows

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 1114

ISBN-13: 9780992240363

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"Mozambique is a land of immense variety of landscape and biological diversity. However, its forests and woodlands are being cleared at an alarming rate. With few exceptions, the country has no inventory of its trees and shrubs, the component that forms the web or skeleton of Mozambique’s vegetation. Trees and Shrubs of Mozambique provides the first accurate and comprehensive account of the woody plants of Mozambique and their distribution and how to identify them through the use of keys, descriptions and illustrations. Aimed at botanists – both amateur and professional – conservationists, foresters, university and secondary school students, NGOs and eco-tourists, this book covers some 1,780 species of trees and shrubs, illustrated with over 9650 colour photographs, as well as leaf line drawings and distribution maps." --Cover.


How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa

How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa

Author: Braam van Wyk

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1775846776

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This book’s title says it all! Now in an updated second edition, it provides a clear understanding of how trees are constructed and what to look for when identifying a tree. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 describes and clearly illustrates the different parts of a tree and their role in tree identification. Part 2 features a key to 43 tree groups, based on easy-to-observe stem and leaf features. It carefully outlines each group and the southern African tree families represented in the different groups. Numerous colour photographs and explanatory illustrations support the text, making this an accessible and easy-to-use guide. How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa will equip readers with a sound understanding of how trees work and what to look for in order to make a positive ID. Sales points: Clear and explanatory introduction to tree identification; includes a tried and tested key to tree groups based on easy-to-observe features; new edition – updated to reflect latest taxonomic changes; ideal companion to field guides to trees.


Trees and Shrubs of Nevada and Placer Counties, California

Trees and Shrubs of Nevada and Placer Counties, California

Author: California Native Plant Society. Redbud Chapter

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 9780943460529

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"Describes and illustrates with color photos over 200 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines that grow in Nevada and Placer Counties, California. Also provides a physical description of these two counties in the northern Sierra Nevada region area, places to see trees and shrubs, insect associates, Native American uses, and value to wildlife. Includes plant keys for the oaks, pines, and special coverage of willows"--Provided by publisher.


The Miombo in Transition

The Miombo in Transition

Author: Bruce Morgan Campbell

Publisher: CIFOR

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9798764072

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Miombo woodlands and their use: overview and key issues. The ecology of miombo woodlands. Population biology of miombo tree. Miombo woodlands in the wider context: macro-economic and inter-sectoral influences. Rural households and miombo woodlands: use, value and management. Trade in woodland products from the miombo region. Managing miombo woodland. Institutional arrangements governing the use and the management of miombo woodlands. Miombo woodlands and rural livelihoods: options and opportunities.


Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa

Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa

Author: Najma Dharani

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2019-03-01

Total Pages: 1561

ISBN-13: 1775846091

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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 scientific name. The book features: an informative introduction to families. Species accounts describing the plants’ habitat, bark, leaves, flowers and fruit. General and commercial applications and uses in traditional medicine. Almost 2,000 photographs depicting the species, its fruit, flowers and bark. Glossaries, both textual and illustrated, of botanical and medical terms. An invaluable ID guide to the trees and shrubs in gardens, parks and along roadsides of East Africa.