A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America: With Supplementary Notes on Herbaceous Taxa

by Alwyn H. Gentry

To understand almost any part of the tropical rain forest's fabulously complex web of life, one must first learn to identify a bewildering array of plants. Alwyn Gentry's landmark book, completed just before his tragic death in 1993, is the only field guide to the nearly 250 families of woody plants in the most species-rich region of South America.

As a consummate field researcher, Gentry designed this guide to be not just comprehensive, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226289443
• ISBN13: 9780226289441
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 920 Pages
• Weight: 2.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"