138. Melastomataceae
Author: John J. Wurdack
Publisher: Balogh Scientific Books
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 412
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John J. Wurdack
Publisher: Balogh Scientific Books
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 412
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John J. Wurdack
Publisher: Balogh Scientific Books
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9789154602810
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael Fogden
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2018-09-05
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 1623496446
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Flowers have played an important role in human culture and survival for thousands of years. The final products of flowers—fruits and seeds—are vitally important as food. Flowers provide bursts of color to homes and gardens and they symbolize love, sorrow, and renewal. Yet we often overlook their real purpose. Why do flowers exist and why do they have certain colors, shapes, and smells? What function does a flower have in the life and survival of the plants themselves? In nature, flowers play an essential role in improving a plant’s chances of survival. Some flowers are pollinated by wind or water but most are designed to attract and reward pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, birds, and bats, to carry their pollen from flower to flower. After being pollinated, flowers produce fruits and again take advantage of wind, water, and animals to disperse their seeds, ensuring a new generation of their species. Pollination and seed dispersal are fine-tuned systems, and their importance in sustaining a healthy environment cannot be overstated. And, as ongoing climate and other environmental changes apply new pressures, flowers must continue to adapt in order to survive. In this beautifully illustrated book with over 200 stunning photographs, Michael Fogden and Patricia Fogden draw from existing research and their extensive field experiences all over the world to present a detailed but accessible introduction to the natural history of flowers. They discuss a representative sample of flowering and fruiting strategies, illustrating interactions between plants and their pollinators and dispersers, and conclude with descriptions of their favorite tropical flowers.
Author: M.M. Grandtner
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2013-09-21
Total Pages: 1171
ISBN-13: 0123969549
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Dictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index lets readers find a tree in four languages, by its common name, or abbreviation, followed by taxonomy that includes common uses for each part of the tree. Using this information, scientists and students can identify and classify plants, their growth structure and environment, the uses of their products, and alternative options with similar characteristics. Complete coverage of all native South American trees—the only single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists and climatologists working in this diverse and changing region Includes taxonomy at genera, species, sub-species, and varietal levels, providing information from the most basic level up and allowing readers to identify their subjects using numerous criteria Indicates Latin, English, French, and Spanish names as well as common names and abbreviations, facilitating accurate and efficient identification Provides growth information, climatology, ecology and uses for the tree to provide insight into each tree as well as for comparative purposes when seeking similar tree-based resources
Author: Pierre Jolivet
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1998-05-27
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1498719368
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One of the world's most insightful writers on the subject brings together an array of important and readable information on the ways in which insects and plants coexist in nature. Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants is a rare and expansive look at the intertwining of these two vastly different species. Its aim is to summarize in a simple a
Author: Robert L. Dressler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1993-04-29
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780521450584
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A valuable contribution to the on-going discussions on evolution within the Orchid family. Dressler's work delimits several major natural groups and emphasises areas needing further study.
Author: Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink
Publisher:
Published: 1945
Total Pages: 406
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
Published: 1916
Total Pages: 786
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