Book ID: 8717
Saldanha,C.J. and D.H.Nicolson, (eds.)
Flora of Hassan District, Karnataka,India.1976.132 figs.2 maps.20 pls. VIII,915 p.
With descriptions of ca.1700 species of vascular plants,this is thoughtto represent some 75% of the totel species of the State of Karnataka andpossibly 10% of the tracheophyte species of India.The district is quitesmall, roughly 130 by 110km in size,lying some 50 miles west of Bangalore.The 19 page introduction gives the usual information on history of the area,topography,climate,history of botanical exploration,etc. A key to families follow, the systematic portion which includesa number of novelties. - Second hand copy. Good state.