Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants : Identification and Cultivation of over 3000 Tropical Plants  - Ahmed Fayaz

Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants

Identification and Cultivation of over 3000 Tropical Plants

By: Ahmed Fayaz

Hardcover | 1 August 2011

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This is the most comprehensive volume on tropical plants available. Over 3000 species from all the major plant groups of the tropics are included accompanied by over 3000 colour photographs that help to illustrate the major features of these plants. Botanists, tropical plant enthusiasts and collectors, landscape designers and gardeners will all find this superb reference an invaluable guide to the world’s tropical flora.

About the Author

Collector and grower of tropical plants for over 25 years. Growing up in the tropics and being interested in the plants around, Soon recognised that identification of many of these plants was a mammoth task, requiring research into literature dating back many years, sometimes centuries. Ahmed worked on conservation of the mangroves in the Maldives, orchids in Sri Lanka and vireya rhododendrons in Malesia. Also co-founder and president of the Maldivian Wildlife Society. Finished a doctorate in Plant Systematics at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Industry Reviews
‘Fayaz is a collector and grower of tropical plants whose work has taken him from the Maldives mangroves to the orchids of Sri Lanka. Ten years of exploration have resulted in the most comprehensive volume on tropical plants to date, describing more than 3000 species from all of the major groups from mosses, ferns, and nonflowering gymnosperms to spectacular flowering angiosperms that make up 80 percent of all extant plant species on Earth. More than 3000 color photographs aid identification. Simply spectacular.’ - Brian E. Coutts and Cheryl LaGuardia, Best Reference 2011, Library Journal’ (02/28/2012)

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