Seeds of Amazonian Plants

by Fernando Cornejo and John Janovec

Book Overview

Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. This stunningly illustrated guide features an easy-to-use whole-plant approach to seed identification that provides detailed descriptions not only of the seeds but also of the habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691146470
• ISBN13: 9780691146478
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"