A garden of Eden plant life in South-East Asia

South-East Asia is remarkable not only for its rich and diverse culture and its racial mix, but also for the wealthy variety of its plant life. The humid latitudes produce a natural hot-house in which a profusion of plant forms can multiply and proliferate, providing food and other necessities on a...

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Main Author: Veevers-Carter, W (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore Oxford University Press 1986
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Summary:South-East Asia is remarkable not only for its rich and diverse culture and its racial mix, but also for the wealthy variety of its plant life. The humid latitudes produce a natural hot-house in which a profusion of plant forms can multiply and proliferate, providing food and other necessities on a large scale to the local inhabitants. This guide to the fauna of the region is beautifully illustrated by the author and by Mohd Anwar's colour drawings.
Physical Description:v, 59 pages some colour illustrations 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:0195826582