Lianas of the Guianas : a guide to woody climbers in the tropical forests of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana / Bruce Hoffman, PhD, and Sofie Ruysschaert ; with contributions by Mark J. Plotkin, PhD, Frits van Troon, and Joeri Zwerts.

Lianas (woody vines) are iconic symbols of tropical forests around the world. These plants use the energetically expensive investment of trees in woody stems to gain relatively inexpensive access to the light-rich canopy. The evolution of a climbing habit has occurred in many unrelated plant groups...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hoffman, Bruce, 1962- (Author)
Ruysschaert, Sofie (Author)
Other Authors: Plotkin, Mark J. (Contributor)
Troon, Frits Van (Contributor)
Zwerts, Joeri (Contributor)
Language:English
Published: Volendam, The Netherlands : LM Publishers, [2017]
Subjects:
Climbing plants > Guiana.
Climbing plants > Guyana.
Climbing plants > Suriname.
Climbing plants > French Guiana.
Climbing plants.
Guyana.
South America > Guiana.
French Guiana.
Suriname.
French Guyana.
Surinam (country)
42.40 botany: general.
klimplanten
climbing plants
houtachtige planten
woody plants
Floras of South America
Physical Description:623 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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