{"product_id":"plant-collectors-in-angola-estrela-figueiredo-9780226832067","title":"Plant Collectors in Angola: Botany, Exploration, and History in South-Tropical Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative treatise on the history of botanical studies and exploration in Angola.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For any region, cataloging, interpreting, and understanding the history of botanical exploration and plant collecting, and the preserved specimens that were amassed as a result, are critically important for research and conservation. In this book, published in cooperation with the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Estrela Figueiredo and Gideon F. Smith, both botanists with expertise in the taxonomy of African plants, provide the first comprehensive, contextualized 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 into 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 book fills a large gap in the current knowledge of the botanical and exploration history of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Estrela Figueiredo,Gideon F. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226832066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226832067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Estrela Figueiredo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47452505374975,"sku":"9780226832067","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a87d4c74-47e8-4d89-b9ca-bad32d5a256f.jpg?v=1761928825","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plant-collectors-in-angola-estrela-figueiredo-9780226832067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}