Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Field Guides) [Paperback]

Braam Van Wyk (Author), Keith Coates Palgrav (Author), Piet Van Wyk (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1868259226 | ISBN-13: 978-1868259229 | Publication Date: July 1, 1997

This field guide to the trees of Southern Africa covers approximately 900 of the species found in the region. The trees are grouped into sections according to leaf shape, and each section is identified by a line drawing of the "leaf group". Each species is illustrated by photographs of the diagnostic tree parts, which may include flowers, fruit, bark, or a combination of these. Concise descriptions of each tree are written with an emphasis on identification and the authors provide additional information on medicinal and other uses of the tree parts where it may be of interest to the reader.

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About the Author

Both authors are graduates of Potchefstroom University. Braam van Wyk is a Professor of Botany and has authored numerous scientific articles and papers. Piet van Wyk was awarded an honorary doctorate from Unisa for his contribution to botany, nature conservation and environmental education in southern Africa. Both authors have published extensively in the field.

Product Details

• Paperback: 536 pages
• Publisher: Struik Pub (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1868259226
• ISBN-13: 978-1868259229
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Abraham Erasmus [Braam] van Wyk [1952- ] grew up on the farm near Wolmaransstad, North-West Province, South Africa. Interested from an early age in the natural sciences and plants in particular, he holds a master's degree in botany and diploma in higher education from the Potchefstoom University for Christian Higher Education and a doctorate from the University of Pretoria. Since 1977 he has been a member of the lecturing staff of the University of Pretoria, where he is currently Professor of Botany and Curator of the H.G.W.J. Schweickerdt Herbarium. Braam an authority on the classification of southern African trees and has a special interest in plant systematics, biogeography, plant anatomy and palynology. Braam and his students/co-workers have published extensively on the botany of southern Africa. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Silver Medal of the South African Association of Botanists and the Allen Dyer Award of the Succulent Society of South Africa.