TREES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA - Keith Coates Palgrave

1977, first impression. Hard cover, 959 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound and neat. Over 1kg.

Colour and black & white illustrations, drawings and distribution maps.

Easy to use, authoritive and complete, here after six years research and preparation, Keith Palgrave presents all the trees in Southern Africa in one handy volume. This remarkable book will be invaluable to layman and botanist alike and is fully keyed for easy reference.

• All the species of trees, both indigenous and naturalised, known in Africa south of the Zambezi

• A botanical description and destribution map for every indigenous species

• A drawing of a typical leaf and/or fruit of every species for easy identification

• English and Afrikaans common name or names

• 314 colour photographs and 61 photographs in black & white

• An illustrated glossary

• Fascinating items of general interest, the medicinal and poisonous properties of trees, association with magic and folklore - even economic potential

• There is a key to every family, genus and even species, with an introdutory guide to the families as a quick reference to direct the reader to the appropriate section of the book