Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra

This is the second published volume describing the flora of the Arabian Peninsula and the Socotran archipelago. Examining all the native flowering plants and ferns (3500--4000 species), as well as major crop and amenity plants of economic importance, the Flora covers Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Volume 5, Part 1 is devoted to the grasses and includes accounts of approximately 470 species arranged in 20 tribes, accompanied by notes on ecology and distribution. In addition, there are 65 illustrations and keys to aid identification throughout the text, followed by distribution maps of each species.

T.A. Cope is Curator of Grasses at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra, Volume 5, Part 1T. A. CopeThis is the second published volume describing the flora of the Arabian Peninsula and the Socotran archipelago. Examining all the native flowering plants and ferns (3500-4000 species), as well as major crop and amenity plants of economic importance, the Flora covers Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Volume 5 part 1 is devoted to the grasses and includes accounts of approximately 470 species arranged in 20 tribes, accompanied by notes on ecology and distribution. In addition, there are 65 illustrations and keys to aid identification throughout the text followed by distribution maps of each species.T.A. Cope is Curator of Grasses at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.ISBN 978 0 7486 3457 6Also available from Edinburgh University Press: Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra, Volume 1R. Miller and T. Cope586ppISBN 978 0 7486 0475 3

This is the second published volume describing the flora of the Arabian Peninsula and the Socotran archipelago. Examining all the native flowering plants and ferns (3500-4000 species), as well as major crop and amenity plants of economic importance, the Flora covers Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Volume 5, Part 1 is devoted to the grasses and includes accounts of approximately 470 species arranged in 20 tribes, accompanied by notes on ecology and distribution.In addition, there are 65 illustrations and keys to aid identification throughout the text, followed by distribution maps of each species.

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