Borneo Books Online Shop » Plants http://www.borneobooks.com/blog For the best books on Borneo Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Plants and Flowers of Malaysia http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/flowers-botany-books/plants-and-flowers-of-malaysia/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/flowers-botany-books/plants-and-flowers-of-malaysia/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:05:47 +0000 BBooks http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=4315 This is a lavishly illustrated handbook which captures some of the wonderful, weird, beautiful, rare and common plants that are part of Malaysia’s natural heritage. The book features 170 native and naturalized Malaysian plant species, including a parade of carnivorous pitcher plants – the world’s most successful vegetable trappers of insects and extraordinary ant [...]]]> This is a lavishly illustrated handbook which captures some of the wonderful, weird, beautiful, rare and common plants that are part of Malaysia’s natural heritage. The book features 170 native and naturalized Malaysian plant species, including a parade of carnivorous pitcher plants – the world’s most successful vegetable trappers of insects and extraordinary ant plants, the fantastic, giant flowered, parasitic Rafflesia, little known mountain rhododendrons and beautiful orchids.

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Designed as a reference guide for both nurserymen and plant enthusiasts, it details the most [...]]]> BK1538 Garden Plants of the world is the most comprehensive book available on trees, shrubs and climbers of the world. Featuring 800 plants, with text accompanied by full colour photographs for each, this book is an extensive identification guide.

Designed as a reference guide for both nurserymen and plant enthusiasts, it details the most widely grown species around the world and is designed to assist with their identification, propagation and cultivation.

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]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/uncategorized/medicinal-plants-of-the-world/feed/ 0 Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia; A guide to the http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/pitcher-plants-botany-books/pitcher-plants-of-peninsular-malaysia-a-guide-to-the/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/pitcher-plants-botany-books/pitcher-plants-of-peninsular-malaysia-a-guide-to-the/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3434 The flora of Peninsular Malaysia is incredibly diverse. Many groups of tropical plants, such as orchids, palms, gingers, begonias and balsams are well-known, not just in Malaysia, but around the world. The main reasons for this are that many Malaysian species from these groups are attractive ornamental plants, while others are of considerable [...]]]> BK1464 The flora of Peninsular Malaysia is incredibly diverse. Many groups of tropical plants, such as orchids, palms, gingers, begonias and balsams are well-known, not just in Malaysia, but around the world. The main reasons for this are that many Malaysian species from these groups are attractive ornamental plants, while others are of considerable economic importance. The pitcher plants (Nepenthes species) represent another conspicuous group of ornamental plants from the region. At present, 10 species of Nepenthes are known to occur in Peninsular Malaysia. Three of these are common wayside plants in some states (such as Johor and Pahang), whereas others are found in just a few small localities, such as the highest peaks in Taman Negara. Wherever they grow, Nepenthes rarely fail to excite the interest and curiosity of people. Despite this, most people know very little about pitcher plants, and most published information is contained in weighty scientific texts which are relatively inaccessible for people who are not trained scientists. The object of this book is to provide a simple, lightweight guide to the pitcher plants of Peninsular Malaysia, which will help to raise public awareness of these plants within the region, promoting the need to conserve this fascinating component of the flora of Malaysia.

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]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/botany-books/pitcher-plants-botany-books/pitcher-plants-of-sarawak-a-pocket-guide/feed/ 0 Plants of Mt Kinabalu (vol 3) http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/uncategorized/plants-of-mt-kinabalu-vol-3/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/uncategorized/plants-of-mt-kinabalu-vol-3/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3443 The primary objective of this project is to provide an inventory of all vascular plants in the flora of Mount Kinabalu. Two books on the flora, covering the fems, fern allies and orchids, have already been published. The Plants of Mount Kinabalu 3, enumerates the gymnosperms and non-Orchid monocotyledons. Two additional volumes on [...]]]> BK811 The primary objective of this project is to provide an inventory of all vascular plants in the flora of Mount Kinabalu. Two books on the flora, covering the fems, fern allies and orchids, have already been published. The Plants of Mount Kinabalu 3, enumerates the gymnosperms and non-Orchid monocotyledons. Two additional volumes on the dicotyledons are expected to be completed in three or four years. This third volume in the series includes sections on the history of botanical research on Mount Kinabalu, analysis of collecting activities, geographical distributions and endemism, ecological. associations of the species, life-forms, classification and evolution of the monocotyledons, an enumeration of the species and indexes to numbered collections. Information is provided for each species on literature, habit, habitat, elevation range, and specimens upon which the study is based. The gymnosperms and non-orchid monocotyledons of Mount Kinabalu include 38 families, 173 genera and about 490 species, subspecies and varieties. More than 5000 specimens were examined and recorded for the project. These have been collected over a period of 145 years (1851-1996) by about 120 naturalists, explorers, botanists and local people, and are the basis for virtually all the accumulated knowledge of these plant groups on Mount Kinabalu. The book is particularly authoritative because of the collaboration of 15 noted specialists in various plant groups.

]]> http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/uncategorized/plants-of-mt-kinabalu-vol-3/feed/ 0 Plants: The Encyclopedia of Malaysia (Vol 2) http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/plants-the-encyclopedia-of-malaysia-vol-2/ http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/books/plants-the-encyclopedia-of-malaysia-vol-2/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0000 System http://www.borneobooks.com/blog/?p=3445 Malaysia abounds in botanical riches. About one third of the world’s flowering plants, including at least 2,500 species of flowering trees, are found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Among these are some of the most fascinating and beautiful plants in the world. Different vegetation types reflect a variety of ecosystems, from the [...]]]> BK848 Malaysia abounds in botanical riches. About one third of the world’s flowering plants, including at least 2,500 species of flowering trees, are found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Among these are some of the most fascinating and beautiful plants in the world. Different vegetation types reflect a variety of ecosystems, from the humid lowland rainforest dominated by the family Dipterocarpaceae, to heath forests and large tracts of mangrove forest in Sarawak, and the rich mountain flora of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah. In this volume, we explore this exciting diversity of plants and vegetation which provide us with not only timber, food and medicines, but a variety of other useful products. The first three sections of the volume introduce the reader to the geological history of Malaysia, setting the stage for a description of the country’s diverse habitat and vegetation types and varied plant life forms. The fourth section focuses on the socioeconomic importance of both native and introduced species, and the interaction of plants with people, animals and the environment. The volume concludes with a discussion of the future of Malaysia’s rich plant heritage and its dependence on the delicate balance between conservation and the controlled exploitation of forest resources. Over 750 full-colour illustrations, including specially commissioned drawings prepared under the guidance of experts from the various botanical fields, complement the text, which is written by a number of well-known botanists and foresters.

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