World Checklist of Palms

by R Govaerts and John Dransfield

The palm family, considered to be second only to the grasses among monocotyledonous plants of economic importance, is of immense significance to man, especially among rural communities in the tropics, where wild palms are intensively utilised. The World Checklist of Palms is the unique resource that lists all validly published names of palms, providing the source of their publication and indication of which names are currently accepted and which are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842460846
• ISBN13: 9781842460849
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"