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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: H. J. Beentje
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789026518713
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: J.B. Gillett
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351448072
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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First published in 1991. CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.

Author: R.M. Polhill
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000116972
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 14

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This book is a comprehensive review of the genera of Moraceae, a family of flowering plants, found in the tropical region of East Africa. It presents information on their character, occurrence, habitat, phenotypic variations and distribution of each of the species under these genera.

Author: Henk Beentje
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789061913955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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The flora is prepared at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in close collaboration with East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University. Significant contributions are also made by specialists elsewhere. The flora is designed to a high academic standard and should be a useful resource reference for anyone concerned with the identification and utilization of plants in eastern Africa. Each family is published as a separate part.

Author: Bernard Verdcourt
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Author: Brian Thomas Styles
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789061913566
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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This book is a comprehensive review of the genera of Meliaceae, a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs, found in tropical East Africa. It presents information on their character, occurrence, habitat, phenotypic variations and distribution of each of the species under these genera.

Author: C. C. Townsend
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000162486
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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This volume focuses on the family Amaranthaceae. They are annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs, rarely lianes and large and mainly tropical family of some 65 genera and over 1000 species, including many cosmopolitan weeds and a large number of xerophytic plants.

Author: Georges Troupin
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Author: J. O. Kokwaro
Publisher: University of Nairobi Press
ISBN: 9966846840
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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Medicinal Plants of East Africa is a revised edition of the book first published in 1976 on herbal remedies and he traditional medical practice of East Africa. The book covers the rich diversity of plants found in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, from sea to alpine plants. East Africa also has a rich ethnic diversity and a large number of herbalists whose traditional knowledge and practices are also covered in the book. Over 1500 species are described and for the first time over 200 of these herbs have been illustrated. Also included are maps detailing where the herbs were collected and an ethnographic map detailing the tribes of each herbalist whose knowledge is contained in the book. John Kokwaro is an Eminent Professor of Botany and a research specialist on herbal remedies at the University of Nairobi.