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Download or read book The Biodiversity of African Plants written by L.J.G. Van der Maesen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1996-06-30 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book includes papers on monographs and databases, on diversity of succulents, on various regions such as savannas, lowland rain forests and arid regions, on ecology and conservation, on generic delimitations in flowering plants, and on glacial forest refuges that influence the pattern of present-day floristic composition. Some reports on floral biology and the uses of African plants conclude these proceedings. The book is intended for readers in all disciplines of botany, vegetation science, forestry and nature management in Africa.