Plants and People of the Golden Triangle

Informationen zum Autor The late Edward F. Anderson was Senior Research Botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona. He was past president of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study, a fellow of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, and a member of the Linnean Society, London. In addition, Anderson was professor emeritus, Whitman College, where he taught biology for 30 years. Klappentext An ethnobotanical study of the hill tribes of Northern Thailand. This is a black-and-white edition. Zusammenfassung For the half million people living in the remote mountains of Northern Thailand, survival is dependent upon the forest. This study, based on extended field research, identifies more than 1,000 plant species, with particular emphasis on medicinal plants and their uses. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Anderson, Edward F. Anderson
• Publisher: Timber Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2009
• EAN: 9781604690811
• ISBN: 978-1-60469-081-1
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, South East Asia, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Botany & plant sciences, Botany and plant sciences