Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Plant life: general
|
Buy Now
Identification Guide to Grasses and Bamboos in Madagascar (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,895
Discovery Miles 18 950
|
|
Identification Guide to Grasses and Bamboos in Madagascar (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Grasses and bamboos are part of the same botanical group, the grass
family, also called Poaceae, a family with an estimated 12,000
species. Grasses occur throughout the world with similar diversity
in the tropical and temperate regions, in all climates, and at all
elevations. Madagascar is no exception. The grass family is the
most economically important group of plants which has always been
closely involved in people's lives. Grasses provide food: rice
(Oryza sativa), maize (Zea mays), sugarcane (Saccharum
officinarum), and breadwheat (Triticum aestivum) are all members of
the grass family. Grasses also provide food for cattle and shelter
as bamboo (e.g. Bambusa vulgaris) or bararata (Phragmites
mauritianus), while the valiha (Valiha diffusa) is used to make
musical instruments. Grasses are planted as lawns (e.g. Cynodon
dactylon), planted to prevent erosion (e.g. Chrysopogon
zizanoides), and planted as decorative hedges (e.g. Phyllostachys
aurea, Pogonatherum paniceum). Madagascar's grasses are still
poorly known and many endemic species have only been recorded once
or twice. More collections and records are necessary to understand
the true diversity and species distribution. This guide hopes to
encourage study and collecting of grasses by showing how beautiful
and interesting these plants can be, and by providing a practical
means of identification at the generic level. The current available
knowledge on the genera of Madagascar Poaceae has been compiled and
summarised, with an emphasis on easily visible characters to verify
generic identity. 144 grasses are described with life size colour
photographs to aid identification. This guide is for all botanists,
naturalists, students, and other people interested in the grass
family. It may be of use to Poaceae specialists but its primary aim
is to broaden the appeal of the group to collectors and field
workers.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.