Mendes E.J. (Ed.), (& Fernandes A.) Flora de Mocambique.
1st. Ed. Pub. Junta de Investigacoes Cientificas do Ultramar. 1969-1993 53 parts bound in 51 softbacks with b/w. illus. 4to. Ex Oxford University lib. Some parts uncut. Portuguese with Latin names. Thor. vg. Please contact us for more details.
An illustrated, serially issued flora of vascular plants, intended to assist with the identification of the flora of Mocambique. Published in individual family parts over twenty five years. Numbering of parts follows a predetermined sequence but publication is not in systematic order.
£150.00 [ref: 56287]

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Miller, A. and Morris, M. Plants of Dhofar. The Southern Region of Oman. Traditional, Economic and Medicinal Uses.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sultanate of Oman. 1988 pp.xxvii, 361 with colour illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This in-depth flora documents the plants of Dhofar in the south of Oman and contains extensive notes on their traditional, economic, and medicinal uses.
£90.00 [ref: 68212]

Moore, L.B. & Edgar, E. Flora of New Zealand. Volume II - Indigenous Tracheophyta. Monocotyledones except Gramineae.
1st. Ed. Pub. A. R. Shearer. 1976 pp.xl, 354 with col. maps to endpapers & b/w. text figs. 8vo. Fine hardback. in thor. vg. dw.
Like Volume I, this volume is concerned only with indigenous plants and includes all the monocotyledon families except Gramineae, the main descriptive text being a direct continuation from Vol. I.
£9.50 [ref: 50122]

More, Alexander Goodman. Contributions towards a Cybele Hibernica, being Outlines of the Geographical Distribution of Plants in Ireland. Papers edited by Nathaniel Colgan & Reginald W. Scully.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Ponsonby, Dublin. 1898 pp.xcvi, 538 with folding col. map. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Light spotting to fore-edge of text block. Occ. pencil annotation to prelims. o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards showing some marking to rear board o/w. in thor. vg. condition.
Provides a detailed inventory of the Irish flora, organizing species by county and district.
£65.00 [ref: 72253]

Okada, K. Flowers in Turkey.
Pub. mag2libro. 2006 pp.190 with col, illus. and maps. 8vo. Fine softback. Text in English, Latin, Turkish, Japanese, German, French and Italian. Scarce.
A tourist orientated guide to the plants and flowers of Turkey.
£30.00 [ref: 65808]

Parham, J.W. Plants of the Fiji Islands.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Suva Govt. Printer. 1972 pp.xv, 462, xxix. with colour frontis., b/w. photos. and line drawings. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Fine hardback.
The ‘Plants of the Fiji Islands’ is based on ‘Fijian Plant Names’, published in 1942 and its purpose, like the latter, was to assist and encourage a wider public interest in and knowledge of, the indigenous plants of the Fiji Islands.
£22.00 [ref: 65824]

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Parris, B.S., & Beaman, R.S. and J.H.. The Plants of Mount Kinabalu. 1. Ferns and Fern Allies.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 1992 pp.165 with col. frontis. and four col. plates. Large 8vo. Fine softback. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with inscription from one of the authors: ‘To Gren Lucas, with great appreciation for making this possible, John Beaman 5th Feb. 1992’. Gren is thanked formally in the Acknowledgements.
Mount Kinabalu, in Borneo, has an extremely rich and diverse flora. This volume lists over 600 species of ferns and fern allies, with notes on ecology and altitudinal range, and a list of material examined.
£22.50 [ref: 66959]

Phillips, E.P. The Genera of South African Flowering Plants. Botanical Survey of South Africa. Memoir No. 10.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cape Times. 1926 pp.702. 4to. Hardback. Ownership inscription on ffep. (dated Kenya 13/1/30). Minor spotting to ends o/w. contents fine. Original printed boards in thor. vg. condition.
Produced to meet the demand for a handy account of South African Phanerogams.
£15.00 [ref: 50120]

Pickering, H. Wild Flowers of Mombacho Nicaragua. Flores Silvestres del Mombacho.
1st. Ed. Pub. Botanical Research Inst. of Texas. 2006 pp.217 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to half-title. Fine softback with gently sunned spine. Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Covers the whole of Volcan Mombacho including both the evergreen, humid forest above 800m and the dry, deciduous forest below this level.
£14.50 [ref: 65877]

Polunin, I. Plants and Flowers of Malaysia.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Times Editions. 1991 pp.159 with colour photographs throughout. 8vo. Light spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This book compares some of the rare and common plants of this incredibly rich flora. The main vegetation types, both natural and human influenced, are described in the first part of the book, and in the second 170 species are studied in detail with full colour photos and extended captions.
£5.00 [ref: 35911]