Vegetable oils

Vegetable oils
Author:
Publisher: PROTA
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2007
Genre: Vegetable oils
ISBN: 9057821915

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Fibres

Fibres
Author: Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G.
Publisher: PROTA
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 9290814810

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This volume deals with the fibres of Tropical Africa. 515 ‘primary use’ fibres are described in 248 review articles. Many of the articles are illustrated with a geographic distribution map and a line drawing of the habit.

Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa

Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa
Author: Najma Dharani
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 1644
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775846091

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Fully updated and expanded, this third edition of the top-selling Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa now features more than 520 of the trees and shrubs – indigenous and naturalized exotics – commonly found in the region. Each of the four sections – trees, shrubs, palms and mangroves – is arranged in alphabetical order according to scientific name. The book features: an informative introduction to families. Species accounts describing the plants’ habitat, bark, leaves, flowers and fruit. General and commercial applications and uses in traditional medicine. Almost 2,000 photographs depicting the species, its fruit, flowers and bark. Glossaries, both textual and illustrated, of botanical and medical terms. An invaluable ID guide to the trees and shrubs in gardens, parks and along roadsides of East Africa.

Medicinal Plants

Medicinal Plants
Author: Gaby H. Schmelzer
Publisher: PROTA
Total Pages: 793
Release: 2008
Genre: Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN: 9057822040

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Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park
Author: Sue Stolberger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2012
Genre: Endemic plants
ISBN: 9780620521307

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Timbers 2

Timbers 2
Author: Lemmens, R.H.M.J., Louppe, D. & Oteng-Amoako, A.A.
Publisher: PROTA
Total Pages: 804
Release:
Genre: Timber
ISBN: 9290814950

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Field Guide to East African Reptiles

Field Guide to East African Reptiles
Author: Steve Spawls
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 1238
Release: 2018-01-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1472935624

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The revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to the reptiles of this region written by a team of internationally acclaimed herpetologists. East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot. This fully revised edition of the classic field guide to the region's reptiles explores the full diversity of these animals. With updated text, detailed maps and more than 600 new photographs, this book includes every one of the 500 or so species in the region. All are described and mapped, with virtually every species accompanied by at least one colour photograph. Comprehensive and definitive, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.

A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania

A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania
Author: Charles Foley
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-06-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691161178

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Home to the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania offers some of the finest big game watching in the world, from elephants and rhinos to chimpanzees and lions. This field guide covers all the larger mammals of Tanzania, including marine mammals and some newly discovered species. Detailed accounts are provided for more than 135 species, along with color photos, color illustrations of marine mammals, and distribution maps. Accounts for land species give information on identification, subspecies, similar species, ecology, behavior, distribution, conservation status, and where best to see each species. The guide also features plates with side-by-side photographic comparisons of species that are easily confused, as well as first-time-ever species checklists for every national park. The definitive, most up-to-date field guide to the larger mammals of Tanzania, including marine mammals Features detailed species accounts and numerous color photos throughout Provides tips on where to see each species Includes species checklists for every national park