Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon: IUCN Global Assessments

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon: IUCN Global Assessments
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jean-Michel Onana
By (author) Martin Cheek
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:500
Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210
Category/GenreBotany and plant sciences
Trees, wildflowers and plants
ISBN/Barcode 9781842464298
ClassificationsDewey:582.13096711
Audience
General
Illustrations 900 Maps; 24 Line drawings, color; 180 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens
Imprint Kew Publishing
Publication Date 25 March 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is tropical Africa's first Red Data book for plants. Cameroon contains tropical Africa's most species-diverse hotspots for plants; many are rare and threatened with extinction. In the book 815 species are documented as being threatened using IUCN global assessments, most being assessed for the first time. Short species descriptions to aid identification in the field are given, as well as notes on habitats and threats, together with distribution maps and management suggestions to assist better conservation.

Author Biography

Jean-Michel Onana is based at the IRAD-National Herbarium of Cameroon. Martin Cheek is a botanist in the Wet Tropics of Africa Team, based at the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Martin Cheek is a botanist in the Wet Tropics of Africa Team, based at the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.