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A field guide to the families and genera of woody plants of Northwest South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) : with supplementary notes on herbaceous taxa / Alwyn H. Gentry

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextOriginal language: Spanish Series: Publicaciones del Field Museum of Natural History ; número 1Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1993Edition: 1ª ediciónDescription: 895 páginas : ilustraciones, 24 centímetrosContent type:
  • texto
Media type:
  • sin mediación
Carrier type:
  • volumen
ISBN:
  • 9780226289441
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 581.7 G339
Contents:
Introducción; Familias y géneros de plantas leñosas; Notas suplementarias sobre taxones herbáceos; Índice.
Summary: To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field guide to the nearly 250 families of woody plants in the most species-rich region of South America. As a consummate field researcher, Gentry designed this guide to be not just comprehensive, but also easy to use in rigorous field conditions. Unlike many field guides, which rely for their identifications on flowers and fruits that are only present during certain seasons, Gentry's book focuses on characters such as bark, leaves, and odor that are present year-round. His guide is filled with clear illustrations, step-by-step keys to identification, and a wealth of previously unpublished data.
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Introducción; Familias y géneros de plantas leñosas; Notas suplementarias sobre taxones herbáceos; Índice.

To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field guide to the nearly 250 families of woody plants in the most species-rich region of South America.

As a consummate field researcher, Gentry designed this guide to be not just comprehensive, but also easy to use in rigorous field conditions. Unlike many field guides, which rely for their identifications on flowers and fruits that are only present during certain seasons, Gentry's book focuses on characters such as bark, leaves, and odor that are present year-round. His guide is filled with clear illustrations, step-by-step keys to identification, and a wealth of previously unpublished data.

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