Book ID: 94024
Wickens, Gerald E. and Pat Lowe
The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. 2008. illustr. XL, 448 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. Describes describes the historical background from the lateRoman period to the present. Covers the extraordinary variety ofeconomic uses of baobabs, famous trees, folk traditions and mythology,art associations, life cycle, natural history, cultivation, conservation, distribution and ecology, and phytogeography.