Hardcover
Illustrated with high-quality photographs taken on location in the plants’ natural environment, this field guide describes more than three hundred species of tropical and subtropical species of fruits, tubers, and spices.
Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants of the World
An Illustrated Guide
$107.86
- Hardcover
348 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2016
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Summary
Tropical fruits such as banana, mango, papaya, and pineapple are familiar and treasured staples of our diets, and consequently of great commercial importance, but there are many other interesting species that are little known to inhabitants of temperate regions. What delicacies are best known only by locals? The tropical regions are home to a vast variety of edible fruits, tubers, and spices. Of the more than two thousand species that are commonly used as food in the tropics, only about forty…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780801454172 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0801454174 |
| Author: | Rolf Blancke |
| Publisher: | Comstock Publishing |
| Imprint: | Comstock Publishing Associates |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 348 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2016 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm |
| Series: | Zona Tropical Publications |
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About The Author
Rolf Blancke
Rolf Blancke is owner and director of Hotel Cabinas Tropical in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
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