Tropical Flowers of the World Coloring Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486242064)

Perhaps nowhere else has nature lavished more exotic beauty and color than on the tropical flowers of the world. Wonderfully variegated in shape, size, and hue, they bring a brilliant touch of finery to the rain forests and jungles of the world. Now colorists can imitate nature's spectacular palette -- and learn a great deal, too -- by coloring the 45 species of flowers in this book. The blossoms depicted here are the crowning glory of trees, shrubs, herbs, and vines found all over the tropics: Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, southern Asia, and the island world of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Lynda Chandler, a professional botanical illustrator, has provided detailed, scientifically accurate renderings of each flower, as well as colored versions of all 45 on the covers as a coloring guide. Among the species included:
Cannonball Tree (Brazil and Trinidad)
Firecracker Flower (India)
Chalice Vine or Cup-of-Gold (Mexico)
Pink Quill (Ecuador)
Lobster Claw (Hawaii)
Asiatic Lady's Slipper (Thailand)
Torch Ginger (South Sea Islands)
Cup-and-Saucer Vine (Mexico)
Sausage Tree (Tropical Africa)
Rosy Moth Orchid (Philippines)
Sorrowless Tree (India)
Bird-of-Paradise Flower (South Africa)
... and 33 more.
In addition to precise line renderings of each exotic specimen -- based both on careful botanical research and direct observation of the species depicted -- the book supplies captions for each plant with this information: common English name; scientific name; color of the flowers; type of plant on which the flower occurs (tree, shrub, herb, vine); and the country or region to which the plant is native. Moreover, Tropical Flowers of the World Coloring Book is a member of Dover's Pictorial Archive Series. This means artists, illustrators, or anyone in need of a botanical illustration may use up to four illustrations without prior permission or fee.

Author: Lynda E. Chandler
ISBN-10: 0486242064
ISBN-13: 9780486242064
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1981
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 10.97h x 8.28w x 0.26d