Plants of Dom, Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon, The: A Conservation Checklist

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Plants of Dom, Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon, The: A Conservation Checklist
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Martin Cheek
By (author) Yvette Harvey
By (author) Jean-Michel Onana
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:174
Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210
Category/GenreBotany and plant sciences
ISBN/Barcode 9781842463987
ClassificationsDewey:581.96711
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens
Imprint Kew Publishing
Publication Date 17 March 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book describes the 356 species and varieties of plant discovered in the forests of Dom, located in the Bamenda Highlands of North West Region of Cameroon, and is designed to enable identification of the plant species within the checklist area, in particular those threatened with extinction - the highest priorities for conservation. To this end, details to aid the monitoring and management of each of the threatened taxa are given in a separate Red Data chapter, which includes line drawings.

Author Biography

Martin Cheek is a botanist in the Wet Tropics of Africa Team, based at the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.