A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815472603321
• Autore: Gargiullo Margaret B. <1942-2019.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
• ISBN: 0-19-972003-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (543 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MagnusonBarbara L. <1952->; KimballLarry D. <1946->
• Disciplina: 581.97286
• Soggetti: Plants; Botany; Science; Plants - Costa Rica; Plant Geography; Earth & Environmental Sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION AND "COMMONNESS" OF PLANTS; LIMITATIONS OF THIS GUIDE; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; ILLUSTRATED PLANT TERMS; PALMS AND PALMLIKE PLANTS; TALL TREES; SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES; WOODY VINES (LIANAS); HERBACEOUS VINES; HERBS; GRASSES AND SEDGES; FERNS AND OTHER SEEDLESS PLANTS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant species, each entry accompanied by color photos and a concise yet detailed narrative description. Plants are conveniently grouped by the different types of vegetation: palms, tall trees, shrubs, wood