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| Title: | Field Guide to Palms in Papua New Guinea -- With a Multi-access Key & Notes on the Genera
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| Series: | (AAU Reports 40) |
| Author: | Roy Banka, Anders Barfod & John L Dowe |
| ISBN: | 8787600552 : 9788787600552 |
| Illustrations: | illus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 79 |
| Weight: | .125 Kg. |
| Published: | Aarhus University Press - June 2001 |
| List Price: | 9.25 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Botany & plant sciences: Papua New Guinea |
Within South-East Asia there are over 1,000 species of palms and two centres of diversity. Sumatra, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula constitutes one such centre. The other is the world's second largest island, New Guinea, which is estimated to have over 300 species. This guide to Papua New Guinea palms contains a multi-access key which is very flexible and easy to use even though information is sparse. It is based on 42 simple characters. For each of the 31 palm genera in Papua New Guinea the book contains notes on variation in form, distribution and use.
Preface; Acknowledgements; Authors; Map of Papua New Guinea; Character Explanation; How the Multi-Acess Key Works; Palm Genera in Papua New Guinea; How to Collect a Palm; List of References; Index to Scientific Names; Palms Cultivated in the National Botanic Garden, Lae; Glossary.
