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Umdaus Press, Hatfield 2003 stated First Edition.. No inscriptions. an as-new copy in Fine dustwrapper.. Gilt title on plum cloth boards. 379pp illustrated colour photographs and b/w line drawings. large 4to. 320mm x 240mm x 35mm. 2.3kg. Dustwrapper has French folds. Provides detailed information on the 48 native figs (Ficus) of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, & Malawi. Also included are the commonly cultivated figs which were introduced into the region for economic and ornamental horticulture and the other members of the Fig family (Moraceae) found in the region, including the cultivated mulberry (Morus), the breadfruit (Artocarpus), and the timber tree which produces iroko lumber (Milicia). A total of 88 species are covered. Three contributors have written chapters in their own specialist fields. Duncan Butchart provides detailed insight into the role that figs play in the lives of birds, animals, and insects; Dr Simon van Noort illuminates the…
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Figs of Southern & South-Central Africa Hardcover - 2003
by J. E. Burrows
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- Title Figs of Southern & South-Central Africa
- Author J. E. Burrows
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 379
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa
- Date 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781919766249 / 1919766243
- Library of Congress subjects Ficus (Plants) - Africa, Southern, Ficus (Plants) - Africa, Central
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004418103
- Dewey Decimal Code 583.450
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FIGS OF SOUTHERN & SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA.
by Burrows, John & Sandra. (Contribs. Duncan Butchart, Simon van Noort, & Geoff Nichols).
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