B0103 – Flowers of the Himalaya

Blomsteropslagsbog
Denne første bog af sin slags kan hjælpe læseren med at identificere de vilde blomster i Himalaya regionen, fra Kasmir i vest til Nepal-Sikkim grænsen i øst. De to forfatere beskriver næsten 1500 planter, alle fundet i højere liggende dale, bakker og højere bjergområder i det indiske subkontinent. Der er ca. 690 farfotografier alle taket i naturen, og mere end 350 tegninger. Se også www.oup.com
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This is the first book of its kind, helping the reader to identify the wild flowers of the Himalaya, from Kashmir and Ladakh in the west, to the Nepal-Sikkim border in the east. The authors describe some 1500 species of flowers, found in the upper valleys, hills, and higher mountainous regions of the Indian subcontinent.
The book gives details of where to go plant-hunting, and at what seasons of the year. There are over 690 colour photographs of plants, taken in the field, and 365 line drawings of plants, made in the field or from herbarium specimens. In all, more than a thousand species are illustrated here. Also included are descriptions of types of climate, geology, altitude effects, and the effects of man and animal on the vegetation, as well as a glossary of terms and a bibliography. This
book will appeal to the layman and prove indispensable to the keen naturalist.

Oleg Polunin (1914—85) authored a remarkable series of field-guides to the flora of Europe and elsewhere; these include Flowers of Europe (1969), with B.E Smythies. Flowers of South-west Europe: A Field Guide (1973), Flowers of Greece and the Balkans (1980), in addition to the present volume. Adam Stainton was a celebrated botanist.

…this excellent and superbly produced volume…is…a work of art and a valuable field guide as well.’ — The Statesman

‘…the most complete and reliable guide to flowers in the Himalaya.’ — The Mountaineer