Modern Plant Hunters : Adventures in Pursuit of Extraordinary Plants
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1910258784
ISBN-13
9781910258781
Publisher
Gemini Books Group Ltd
Imprint
Pimpernel Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 23rd, 2020
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
900 grams
Dimensions
16.80 x 24.20 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: generalTrees, wildflowers & plants
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The only book to tell the stories of the modern plant hunters - and their breathtaking adventures
Almost all the books that have been published on plant hunting focus on the so-called golden age that ended with the death of Frank Kingdon Ward in 1958. One might be forgiven for thinking that plant hunting itself came to an end in 1958. On the contrary, there have been more new plant introductions in the past thirty years than ever before. This book tells the stories of the modern-day plant hunterssuch pioneering adventurers as Mikinori Ogisu, Dan Hinkley, Roy Lancaster, Ed de Vogel, Lin Yu-Lin, Michael Wickenden and Claire Scobie.
The author also examines the search for medicinal plants and the work of scientific institutions, both of which have been largely ignored, and considers such developments as the effect of habitat destruction on plant loss and plant diversity.
The author also examines the search for medicinal plants and the work of scientific institutions, both of which have been largely ignored, and considers such developments as the effect of habitat destruction on plant loss and plant diversity.
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