A Field Guide to Plants of Costa RicaOxford University Press, 2008 M03 7 - 544 páginas 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, woody vines, herbaceous vines, herbs, grasses and ferns. Along with 1400 color photographs, the guide also includes an illustrated glossary of plant parts, five maps of Costa Rica, and laminated covers for durability in the field. With so much readily accessible information, this book is essential for exploring Costa Rica's common and conspicuous flora from the plants growing along the roadside to the best natural parks. |
Contenido
TALL TREES | |
SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES | |
WOODY VINES LIANAS | |
HERBACEOUS VINES | |
GRASSES AND SEDGES | |
FERNS AND OTHER SEEDLESS PLANTS | |
GLOSSARY | |
REFERENCES | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica Margaret Gargiullo,Barbara Magnuson Vista previa limitada - 2008 |
A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica Margaret Gargiullo,Barbara Magnuson,Larry Kimball Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
Términos y frases comunes
1-seeded 1.5 cm long 1.5 cm wide Altitude anthers Araceae Asteraceae bark base blunt base rounded bilaterally symmetrical blade blooms and fruits bracts branched clusters brown calyx cm diameter cm tall cm wide Conservation areas Costa Rica cultivated dark green densely egg-shaped ends of stems Epiphytic finely hairy Flowers white Flowers yellow Fruit dry Fruit fleshy fruit present Habitat herb inflorescence leaf stalk leaflets Leaves alternate Leaves opposite lowlands major veins margin toothed midrib Moist to wet nodes Notes open sites open to release Pacific slope petal lobes pink pinnate plants purple radially symmetrical Range reddish roadsides Rubiaceae Sea level seasonally dry forests seasonally dry regions second growth secondary veins sepals sheathing shiny Shrub Shrub or small slender slightly small tree species spike spiny splitting open stamens tip pointed tropics trunk tubular twigs unbranched understories vine wet regions Wet to seasonally woody