The Mountain Flora of JavaThe mountain flora of Java constitutes a unique natural heritage of Indonesia and indeed of the whole world. The most informative and most beautifully illustrated book ever written on this rich resource is doubtlessly The Mountain Flora of Java written by the late renowned Dutch biologist C.G.G.J. van Steenis, with unsurpassed paint drawings of 456 flowering plant species by Amir Hamzah and Moehamad Toha. The first edition from 1972 was sold out fairly soon. Brill is therefore proud to publish this edition of this seminal work at this point in time. There are three very good reasons to reprint the Mountain Flora both in English and in the Indonesian language. - First of all there is the importance of this flora for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of the vulnerable mountain ecosystems of Java. - Secondly, the unique style and quality of the 456 plant portraits by Amir Hamzah and Moehamad Toha. - Thirdly there is the science, explaining and interpreting the rich botanical diversity in the mountains of Java. Although written over 40 years ago Van Steenis' approach to the study of botany can still serve as an example and inspiration for young botanists, conservationists and policy makers. |
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Preface by the author | 2 |
b Comparison of temperate and tropical frost | 11 |
Flower biology | |
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1-2 cm wide altitude Ardjuno Asia Bali Bl.-Flora of Java Bonthain Borneo botanical bracts branched calyx Celebes Mt Central Java cm high cm long colour common corolla crater densely Diëng Docters van Leeuwen East Java eastwards to Mt elfin and mossy elfin forest epiphytic female fleshy Flora of Java flowers forest edges fruit fruit-Flora of Java Gedé Gedé eastwards genus glabrous grass grassland Guinea hairy Idjèn inflorescence Jang Java from Mt Java on Mts Javanese Javanese mountain javanica lahars lavastreams Lawu leaf leaflets Leaves Lombok lowland Luzon Malaya male Malesia mossy forest mountain flora occur orchids Pangrango Papandajan Patuha Philippines phot places Plate Priangan Priangan Mts rain-forest rare rhizome ridges roots Salak secondary forest seed shrub slopes Sméru soil sometimes species specimens stalk stem Sumatra summit Sundanese tall Tegal Tengger tepals terrestrial thickets Throughout Java Timor tjemara forest tree tropical twig vegetation volcanic West Java