How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa

摘要: With about 1800 native species of trees in southern Africa, plus several hundred more that have been introduced, the challenge identifying even a small portion these is problem for botanists and laymen alike. Most tree identification guides require one to be familiar with family from which particular comes, but authors developed 43 groups into can categorised, according easy-to-observe characters, such as leaf shape form, presence or absence thorns prickles, whether not latex present. By utilizing their simple logical way looking at trees, it possible arrive likely and, there, move towards positive identification. The title starts by defining key arrangement venation pattern, before considering secondary characters bark, seeds, fruit flowers. Once has an understanding what look when examining new tree, on detailed breakdown characters. Using iconic graphics, full-colour photographs distribution maps, text takes reader through process