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Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants

by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Elisabeth Chan
Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants - Thryft
Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants - Thryft

Tropical plant paradise at your fingertips!

This Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants is a delightful companion for nature lovers and botany enthusiasts alike. With clear photographs and informative descriptions, it allows you to explore and identify approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Whether you're fascinated by exotic blooms, intrigued by plants with utilitarian uses, or simply love the beauty of tropical flora, this guide has it all. And as an added bonus, each entry comes with interesting historical anecdotes, making this book both educational and entertaining. Get ready to dive into a tropical plant paradise right in the palm of your hand!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants

by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Elisabeth Chan
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ISBN: 9780794601928
Authors: Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Elisabeth Chan
Publisher: Periplus Editions
Date of Publication: 2003-11-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Nature, Travel
Related Topics: Animals, Natural History, Environment, Nature, Reference
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 12 readers)

Description

Learn all about tropical plants and flowers with this with this useful and portable reference book.This handy field guide introduces approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Trees, shrubs, flowers and fruits are all presented in full color. Included are exotic and beautiful blooms, plants with utilitarian uses and some of the more extraordinary members of the plant kingdom. Each entry is described in detail, and the expert botanical information is included, along with interesting historical anecdotes. This book will delight lovers of tropical flora.Periplus Handy Pocket Guides are practical field guides, useful for identifying various natural objects ranging from plants and animals to gemstones and seashells. Each page of each title throughout the series is filled with clear, precise photographs and informative text. Scientific and local language names are given.
 

Tropical plant paradise at your fingertips!

This Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants is a delightful companion for nature lovers and botany enthusiasts alike. With clear photographs and informative descriptions, it allows you to explore and identify approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Whether you're fascinated by exotic blooms, intrigued by plants with utilitarian uses, or simply love the beauty of tropical flora, this guide has it all. And as an added bonus, each entry comes with interesting historical anecdotes, making this book both educational and entertaining. Get ready to dive into a tropical plant paradise right in the palm of your hand!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.