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The Kew Plant Glossary: an Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Terms

By Henk , Beentje

Book information

Publisher
Royal botanic gardens, Kew
Year
2014
ISBN
9781842465295, 1842465295
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2309061 bytes)
Pages
x+160\171
Time added
2018-07-17 20:21:02

Description

This accessible, comprehensive glossary includes all descriptive terms used in floras, plant field guides and the botanical literature. 4,100 definitions are accompanied by detailed illustrations, laid out in a clear, easy-to-use fashion. This reference is indispensable to plant scientists, conservationists, horticulturists, gardeners, writers and anyone working with plant descriptions, plant monographs, plant identification keys, floras and field guides. Introduction Acknowledgements Bibliography and websites used Glossary Symbols Suffixes Prefixes Abbreviations Botanical terms (incorporating 735 illustrations) Grouped terms Three-dimensional shapes -- Plate 1 Two-dimensional shapes -- Plates 2-4 Division and branching -- Plates 5-6 Arrangement and direction -- Plates 7-9 Surfaces -- Plates 10-12 Stems and roots -- Plates 13-15 Leaves -- Plates 16-17 Inflorescences -- Plates 18-19 Flowers -- Plates 20-22 Fruits and seeds -- Plates 23-24 Specialised terms for selected groups -- Plates 25-27 The Raunkiaer system -- Plate 28.

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