Book ID: 30200
Piggott,A.G.
Ferns of Malaysia in Colour.1988.1361 colourphotographs. XI,458 p.gr8vo.Cloth.
It is more than 3 decades since Dr.R.E.Holttum's standard referencework,Ferns of Malaya became available.In that time,more species of fernshave been discovered,and an update of that classic is therefore verymuch required.The present work meets that need,and it will also serveas a companion to Dr.Holttum's book.Also ethnobotanists will find thisbook of interest,as many of the ferns described are used medicinally,or as food,or as manure,and many of them are believed to possesssupernatural powers.