02904nam a22004935i 4500 978-1-4020-6431-9 DE-He213 20260521092138.0 cr nn 008mamaa 100301s2007 ne | s |||| 0|eng d 9781402064319 99781402064319 10.1007/978-1-4020-6431-9 doi 582.16 23 Wickens, Gerald E. author. The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia [electronic resource] / by Gerald E. Wickens. Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007. XL, 498 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Historical Background -- Famous Trees -- Folklore and Tradition -- Food and Fodder -- Human and Veterinary Medicine -- Other Uses of the Baobab -- Art and Iconography -- Baobab Biology -- Natural History -- Conservation -- Cultivation -- Taxonomy -- Distribution and Ecology -- Phytogeography -- Unfinished Business. This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs, famous trees, folk traditions and mythology, art associations, life cycle, natural history, cultivation, conservation, distribution and ecology, and phytogeography. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries. It will appeal to scientists and academics as well as tropical horticulturalists, conservationists and general interest readers. It includes all the available scientific information about each of the eight species, and contains a good deal of original research on the history, ethnobotany and biology of the genus. There is even a chapter devoted to areas where further research is required. LIFE SCIENCES. AGRICULTURE. FORESTS AND FORESTRY. TREES. NATURE CONSERVATION. FARM ECONOMICS. LIFE SCIENCES. TREE BIOLOGY. FORESTRY. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. NATURE CONSERVATION. AGRICULTURE. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9781402064302 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6431-9 Ver el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY ZDB-2-SBL ddc ER 37645 37645 0 0 ddc 0 0 LE CICY CICY EL 2025-10-06 0 582.16 2025-10-06 08:45:33 2025-10-06 ER