Pennington, T.D. (et al). Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru. 1st. Ed. Pub. David Hunt. 2004
pp.848 with b/w. text figs. throughout and 192 col. photos. at rear of text. Large 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback. Out-of-print.
This is the first comprehensive generic account of the Peruvian tree flora, one of the richest in the world currently estimated at 6,350 species and likely to exceed 7,000 when all groups have been monographed. The contents include an account of the forests of Peru, an illustrated glossary of technical terms, identification keys, descriptions of 140 families and 980 genera, up to date literature references and information on distribution, ecology and uses of 1,500 of the more common species.
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