TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zuchowski,Willow
TI  - Tropical plants of Costa Rica: a guide to native and exotic flora 
SN  - 1501763075
AV  - QK217 .Z83 2022
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press
KW  - Tropical plants
KW  - Costa Rica
KW  - Identification
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Plantes tropicales
N1  - "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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -