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The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia | 
 enlarge | Author: Gerald E. Wickens
Creator: P. Lowe
Publisher: Springer
Category: Book
List Price: $279.00
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Sales Rank: 1787951
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 500
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1402064306
Dewey Decimal Number: 634
EAN: 9781402064302
ASIN: 1402064306
Publication Date: April 16, 2008
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Product Description
This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs, famous trees, folk traditions and mythology, art associations, life cycle, natural history, cultivation, conservation, distribution and ecology, and phytogeography. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries. It will appeal to scientists and academics as well as tropical horticulturalists, conservationists and general interest readers. It includes all the available scientific information about each of the eight species, and contains a good deal of original research on the history, ethnobotany and biology of the genus. There is even a chapter devoted to areas where further research is required.
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