Book ID: 13283
Wood, J.R.I.
A Handbook of Yemen Flora. 1997. 40 colour plates. distribution maps. line-drawings. VI, 434 p. 4to. Cloth.
This is the first full account of the flowering plants and ferns of the Yemen Arab Republic and deals with all known native and naturalized species including trees and grasses.Cultivated plants are also included and information is given about their economic importance.
The book is designed so that any plant found in the Yemen can be readily named. Diagnostic keys,many line-drawings and 40 coloured plates are provided. Information on ecology, distribution, accounts of main plant communities, history of botanical discovery, composition of Yemen flora.
Appendices with information on use of plants in traditional medicine, and a listof Arabic names.