Book ID: 107365
Vorontsova, Maria S., Soetjami Dransfield, Steve Renvoize, Guillaume Besnard, a. oth.
Identification Guide to Grasses and Bamboos in Madagascar. 2018. 190 col. photographs. 190 p. 4to. Paper bd.
Madagascars grasses are still poorly known and many endemic species have only been recorded once or twice, and more collections and records are necessary to understand the true diversity and species distribution. This guide hopes to encourage study and collecting of grasses by showing how beautiful and interesting these plants can be, and by providing a practical means of identification at the generic level. This book compiles and summarises the current available knowledge on the genera of Madagascar Poaceae, with an emphasis on easily visible characters to verify generic identity. 144 grass genera are described with colour scans to aid recognition.