Pines of Mexico and Central America [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Jesse P., Jr. Perry (Author)

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Product Description
Author brings together information from his collecting trips, laboratory research, sutdies of herbarium specimens, and information published by botanists and foresters. All species and varieties are fully described. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Book Description
A comprehensive reference, fully describing all species and varieties, with distribution maps, drawings, and some 200 b&w photographs of trees, leaves, and cones. Includes detailed directions to sites in the region where each species and variety may be found. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 221 pages
• Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (April 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881921742
• ISBN-13: 978-0881921748
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #879,833 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on pines in many years., February 23, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Seattle, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

Perry's work could well serve as a model for other authors writing about trees. He clearly has a vast knowledge, based both on scholarly research and on field experience, of the world's most complex national pine flora. For each species, he presents a detailed description, a detailed description of its habitat, an excellent range map, several photographs (always in black-and-white, unfortunately), remarks on its taxonomic status (essential in light of the uncertain evolutionary relationships among Mexican pines), and a description of where the species may best be seen and exactly how to get there. This last feature will be particularly appreciated by anyone who has had the ambiguous pleasure of wandering around an unfamiliar country trying to find an unusual plant! I also appreciated the fact that Perry is not slow to point out that many of these pines are rare and that they may be in danger of extinction due to logging and habitat destruction. The two chapters dealing with this problem are a worthwhile read for anyone concerned about the loss of forest habitats due to population and development stresses in the Third World.