Book ID: 96213
Wyk, Piet van
Field Guide to the Trees of the Kruger National Park. 3rd Ed. 2009. 272 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
This revised edition is an indispensable reference to trees, not onlyof the Park but also of the surrounding bushveld regions. Anauthoritative guide, it has been freshly designed and fully updatedto reflect the latest scientific tree names. All the trees of the region(more than 200 species) have been photographed in their natural habitatwithin the Park and each entry contains a wealth of information on thetrees' fruits, bark, flowers and leaves, aspects of their growth rate,weight, uses of the wood, medicinal value, and more. Close-up imagesdepict key features of each species. Also included are notes on a further 175 species, which, although not growing to tree proportions inthe Park, do so elsewhere and are classified as trees in the NationalTree List.