Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa - Softcover

Dharani, Najma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1868726401 ISBN 13: 9781868726400

Publisher: Struik Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

This book is a selective field guide to the more common trees and shrubs, indigenous, naturalized and exotic, that are found in the East African region. It is designed to help the plant enthusiast identify prominent species that can be observed, studied and enjoyed in gardens and parks, along roadsides and in easily accessible parts of the countryside. The text highlights the importance of trees in the social, economic and religious lives of the people of East Africa, and also provides accounts of their use in traditional medicine. In addition to photographs and illustrations that depict the fruit, flowers and special features of each species, there is also a map of the different biomes of East Africa, glossaries of botanical and medical terms, and diagrams depicting flower parts, leaf shapes and leaf arrangements that clarify the terms used in the book.

About this title

About the Author

Najma Dharani has a Master's degree in Botany and works as a landscape designer and indoor-plant expert in Nairobi, Kenya. She also runs Bonsai Creations, the first serious enterprise designed to bring this ancient horticultural art to East Africa. She has travelled extensively through East Africa for the past decade in a sustained effort to enhance her knowledge and appreciation of the region's plant and animal life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Struik Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1868726401
• ISBN 13: 9781868726400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320