Trees of Botswana
Author: Moffat P. Setshogo
Publisher: Sabonet
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13:
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Trees & Shrubs of the Okavango Delta
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKField Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana Including the Okavango Delta Useful in Countries and Geographical Areas Adjacent to Northern Botswana in the Zambesi Basin
Author: Alison Heath
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 608
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNorthern Botswana and surrounding regions boast a rich and scientifically important diversity of plants and animals, which attract large numbers of tourists and other visitors. This field guide includes over 500 flowering herbs, trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, sedges and sedge-like plants, illustrated with over 2,000 colour photographs. For ease of use, plants are arranged by flower colour. Two detailed sections on grasses and sedges are ordered by inflorescence structure, then by family, genus and species. Key identifying features are listed, along with habitat, flowering period and uses and beliefs. A glossary is also provided.An essential guide for all those wanting to study and enjoy the flora of the area, this book is an invaluable tool for researchers, wildlife managers, amateur botanists, students, rangers, guides and tourists alike.
Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa
Author: Braam van Wyk
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 2943
ISBN-13: 1775841049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensively updated and expanded edition of the region’s best-selling field guide to trees offers much, much more than the highly successful first edition. Fully updated text (including additional species entries) and distribution maps, numerous new photographs and a new 87-page section of full-tree photographs makes this well-loved guide even more indispensable in the field. Southern Africa has a rich variety of tree species, with an estimated 2 100 indigenous species and more than 100 naturalised aliens. Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa describes and illustrates more than 1 000 of these, focusing on trees that are the most common and most likely to be encountered. Species are logically arranged in 43 groups based on easy-to-observe leaf and stem features, and each account is illustrated by full-colour photographs of the plant’s diagnostic parts. The text also touches on the practical uses of the plants.
Pocket List of Southern African Indigenous Trees
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 338
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPocket list of Southern African indigenous trees is a complete and taxonomically inventory of all trees indigenous to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. A must for tree-spotters, plant lovers, gardeners and hikers, this definitive list of tree names and numbers is an aid to identification as well as a check on the correct spelling of botanical and common names. Features of this guide include: Currently accepted scientific names and frequently encountered botanical synonyms for all indigenous trees as well as selected shrubs and woody climbers. Standard and alternative common names in six of the more widely spoken languages in the region, namely Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Xhosa and Zulu. Tree numbers for all entries. These are widely used as a handy means of marking trees along hiking trails, in nature reserves and at recreational resorts. Distribution maps u in colour - showing the geographical ranges of the various trees for the whole of southern Africa. Line drawings of selected tree species.
Lost Crops of Africa
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2008-01-25
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0309164435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Botswana in Pictures
Author: Alison Behnke
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 1575059533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the people, geography, and history of Botswana.
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
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFully 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.
100 Trees to See on Safari in East Africa
Author: Quentin Luke
Publisher:
Published: 2020-05-19
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781775845492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocuses on 100 common trees that can be seen in East Africa's parks and reserves. A brief introduction to the region and its habitats is followed by concise species descriptions highlighting key ID features such as bark, leaves, flowers and fruit, and commercial and traditional uses; entries are grouped by habitat and incorporate some 400 images.
Mally's Little Handbook
Author: Mally Skok
Publisher:
Published: 2021-06
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780999220450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEncouragement on becoming a "noticer." Living a life that is meaningful, surrounded by things that you love and that echo the true person that nestles inside of you!
