Systematics and Conservation of African Plants: Proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress, Yaounde, Cameroon
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Systematics and Conservation of African Plants: Proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress, Yaounde, Cameroon
By (Author) Xander Van Der Burgt
Edited by Jos van der Maesen
Edited by Jean-Michel Onana
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew Publishing
29th March 2010
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Taxonomy and systematics
581.96
Physical Properties
Paperback
882
Width 155mm, Height 234mm
1256g
Description
An edited volume based on the proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress held in Yaounde, Cameroon. Includes 100 research papers in separate sections on taxonomy, phytogeography, ethnobotany, and the conservation and sustainable use of African plants. Includes papers covering recent advances in reproductive biology, vegetation and Podostometaceae in Africa. A separate section on African floras reflects the present state of knowledge and progress towards our understanding and documentation of the plants of Africa.
Author Bio
Xander van der Burgt is a botanist in the Wet Tropics of Africa Section, based in the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
