Trees, palms, and bamboos of the University of the Philippines Diliman /

Sotalbo, Emiliano D.

Trees, palms, and bamboos of the University of the Philippines Diliman / Emiliano D. Sotalbo. - Quezon City : University of the Philippines Press, c2001. - xiv, 242 p. : illustrations (some colored) 28 cm.

Tress, Palms, and Bamboos of the University of the Philippines Diliman is a pictorial cyclopedia presenting the results of an inventory of the plant resources within the UP Diliman Campus. All the tree, palm, and bamboo species, over three feet tall, which grow within the campus are recorded and presented. Full-color photographs show whole trees, as well as close-ups of plant parts which characterize some species. Botanical desciptions and geographical distribution data are enriched by information on the economic and medicinal uses of over 200 species. This book is a valuable resource book for botanists, for students, and for people involved in the gardening and landscaping industries. For all the people who have walked under the acacia trees lining the UP academic oval, it is a book to treasure for the memories it is sure to kindle.

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Bamboo--Philippines
Palms--Philippines
Trees--Philippines

QK 368 / .So76 2001