Book ID: 84624
Swaminathan, M. S. and S.L. Kochhar
Groves of Beauty and Plenty: An atlas of major flowering trees in India. 2003. illus. XIV, 298 p.
This atlas covers close to 150 trees and portrays their botanicaldetails through more than 400 colour photographs. The text includesinformation on many aspects of trees, e.g. taxonomic families,chromosome number, etymology, their native place and geographicaldistribution, mythological notes, religious significance, referencesin folklore, detailed botanical description, soil types, propagation,and their economic value. Index of Latin, English and common names.