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1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Series |
Princeton Field Guides |
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Princeton field guides
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| Contents |
Cover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE PALMS OF SOUTHERN ASIA; APPENDIX: Checklist of Species by Country or Region; REFERENCES; INDEX OF COMMON NAMES; INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES |
| Summary |
Southern Asia is a vast and ecologically diverse region that extends from the deserts of Afghanistan to the rainforests of Thailand, and is home to a marvelously rich palm flora. Palms of Southern Asia is the only complete field guide to the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This attractive guide's handsome illustrations and succinct, authoritative, and jargon-free text make identification easy. Each species account includes the co |
| Notes |
"The region defined in this book as Southern Asia includes all of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India (including the Andaman and Nicobar islands), Japan (including the Ryukyu and Bonin islands), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam"--Page 11 |
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Print version record |
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Palms -- South Asia -- Identification
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Palms -- Southeast Asia -- Identification
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Palms -- East Asia -- Identification
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Palms
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East Asia
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South Asia
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Southeast Asia
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| Genre/Form |
field guides.
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Field guides
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Field guides.
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Guides d'identification.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400832996 |
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1400832993 |
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