Tropical plants of Costa Rica : a guide to native and exotic flora /
Zuchowski, Willow,
Tropical plants of Costa Rica : a guide to native and exotic flora / Willow Zuchowski. - Second edition. - xi, 543 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 cm
"A Zona Tropical publication." Originally published as: A Guide to tropical plants of Costa Rica, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Painted treetops -- Other common trees -- Roadside and garden ornaments -- Fruits and crops -- Living fences and reforestation -- Special habitats -- Typical tropical groups -- Conspicuous grasses.
"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"--
1501763075 9781501763076
2021028875
GBC260996 bnb
020545731 Uk
Tropical plants--Costa Rica--Identification.
Tropical plants--Costa Rica--Pictorial works.
Plantes tropicales--Costa Rica--Identification.
QK217 / .Z83 2022
Tropical plants of Costa Rica : a guide to native and exotic flora / Willow Zuchowski. - Second edition. - xi, 543 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 cm
"A Zona Tropical publication." Originally published as: A Guide to tropical plants of Costa Rica, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Painted treetops -- Other common trees -- Roadside and garden ornaments -- Fruits and crops -- Living fences and reforestation -- Special habitats -- Typical tropical groups -- Conspicuous grasses.
"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"--
1501763075 9781501763076
2021028875
GBC260996 bnb
020545731 Uk
Tropical plants--Costa Rica--Identification.
Tropical plants--Costa Rica--Pictorial works.
Plantes tropicales--Costa Rica--Identification.
QK217 / .Z83 2022