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245 10 a| Plant collectors in Angolah| [electronic resource] :b| botany, exploration, and history in South-Tropical Africa /c| Estrela Figueiredo and Gideon F. Smith.;

260 a| Chicago :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| 2024.;

300 a| 354 pages :b| illustrations, maps, portraits ;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| Regnum vegetabile,x| 0080-0694 ;v| volume 161;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-354).;

505 0 a| Introduction. Historical background ; The expeditions ; The collectors ; Herbaria -- About this book -- Collectors.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "For any region, understanding historical botanical exploration, plant collection, and preserved specimens is critically important for research and conservation. In this book, Estrela Figueiredo and Gideon F. Smith, both botanists with expertise on the taxonomy of African plants, provide the first thorough and comprehensive account of plant collecting in Angola, a large country in south-tropical Africa. An essential book for anyone concerned with the biodiversity and history of Africa, this authoritative work offers insights on the lives, times, and endeavors of 358 collectors. In addition, the authors present analyses of the records that accompanied the collectors' preserved specimens. Illustrated in color throughout, the result fills a serious void in the current knowledge of the botanical and exploration history of Africa"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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830 0 a| Regnum vegetabile ;v| v. 161.=| ^A73783;

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Plant collectors in Angola botany, exploration, and history in South-Tropical Africa / Estrela Figueiredo and Gideon F. Smith.

Author/creator	Figueiredo, Estrela
Other author	Smith, Gideon, 1959-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
Description	354 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Plant collectors--Angola. --Biography. --Dictionaries. Plant collectors--Europe. --Biography. --Dictionaries.

Series	Regnum vegetabile, 0080-0694 ; volume 161 Regnum vegetabile ; v. 161. ^A73783
Contents	Introduction. Historical background ; The expeditions ; The collectors ; Herbaria -- About this book -- Collectors.
Abstract	"For any region, understanding historical botanical exploration, plant collection, and preserved specimens is critically important for research and conservation. In this book, Estrela Figueiredo and Gideon F. Smith, both botanists with expertise on the taxonomy of African plants, provide the first thorough and comprehensive account of plant collecting in Angola, a large country in south-tropical Africa. An essential book for anyone concerned with the biodiversity and history of Africa, this authoritative work offers insights on the lives, times, and endeavors of 358 collectors. In addition, the authors present analyses of the records that accompanied the collectors' preserved specimens. Illustrated in color throughout, the result fills a serious void in the current knowledge of the botanical and exploration history of Africa"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-354).
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2023018057
ISBN	9780226832067 (cloth)
ISBN	9780226832081 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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