Trees of Panama and Costa Rica

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Princeton University Press, Nov 8, 2010 - Nature - 496 pages

This is the first field guide dedicated to the diverse tree species of Panama and Costa Rica. Featuring close to 500 tropical tree species, Trees of Panama and Costa Rica includes superb color photos, abundant color distribution maps, and concise descriptions of key characteristics, making this guide readily accessible to botanists, biologists, and casual nature lovers alike.


The invaluable introductory chapters discuss tree diversity in Central America and the basics of tree identification. Family and species accounts are treated alphabetically and describe family size, number of genera and species, floral characteristics, and relative abundance. Color distribution maps supplement the useful species descriptions, and facing-page photographic plates detail bark, leaf, flower, or fruit of the species featured. Helpful appendices contain a full glossary, a comprehensive guide to leaf forms, and a list of families not covered.


  • The only tree guide to cover both Panama and Costa Rica together

  • Covers almost 500 species

  • 438 high-resolution color photos

  • 480 color distribution maps and two general maps

  • Concise and jargon-free descriptions of key characteristics for every species

  • Full glossary and guide to leaf forms included

 

Selected pages

Contents

FOREWORD
7
PART I INTRODUCTION
9
PART II SPECIES TREATMENTS BY FAMILY
25
PART III SUPPORTING MATERIAL
465
LITERATURE CITED
479
INDEX
481
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Trees of Panama and Costa Rica
Richard Condit,Rolando Pérez,Nefertaris Daguerre
No preview available - 2011
Trees of Panama and Costa Rica
Richard Condit,Rolando Pérez,Nefertaris Daguerre
No preview available - 2010

Common terms and phrases

Annonaceae Apocynaceae bark Barro Colorado big trees bipinnate branchlets Canal Area capsules Caribbean Caribbean slope ceae Cerro clusters compound leaves Conostegia conspicuous Cordia Costa Rica cylindrical dense Distribution ends of branches Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Faramea flat plane Flowers are small Flowers are white forest edge forest tree found in Panama Fruits genera genus glands hairs known in Panama latex Lauraceae leaf leaf base leaf undersides leaflets Leaves are alternate Leaves are opposite Leaves are simple lower montane forest mature forest medium-sized tree Miconia moist Moraceae mountains Myristicaceae Myrtaceae narrow opposite leaves Osa Peninsula Pacific slope pair Panama and Costa Panama City panamensis petiole Pipeline Rd pubescence rachis Recognition Rubiaceae Sapindaceae Sapotaceae secondary forest secondary veins seeds shiny green shrubs similar leaves small tree species in Panama spines stipules teeth toothed leaves traits treelet Trichilia trunk is straight understory venation Virola wet forests white latex widely widespread yellow zones

About the author (2010)

Richard Condit is a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Rolando Pérez is chief botanist and Nefertaris Daguerre is a forest specialist with the Center for Tropical Forest Science at the STRI.

Bibliographic information

TitleTrees of Panama and Costa Rica
Volume 74 of Princeton Field Guides
AuthorsRichard Condit, Rolando Pérez, Nefertaris Daguerre
Editionillustrated
PublisherPrinceton University Press, 2010
ISBN1400836174, 9781400836178
Length496 pages
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Nature / Plants / Trees
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