{"product_id":"9781400832996","title":"Palms of Southern Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouthern Asia is a vast and ecologically diverse region that extends from the deserts of Afghanistan to the rainforests of Thailand, and is home to a marvelously rich palm flora. \u003ci\u003ePalms of Southern Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is the only complete field guide to the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This attractive guide's handsome illustrations and succinct, authoritative, and jargon-free text make identification easy. Each species account includes the correct scientific and common names, and fully describes morphology, habitat, and uses. Featuring a distribution map for most species and 256 full-color photographs, this is also the only field guide to cover the extremely diverse palm flora of Vietnam, and the first to offer a taxonomic overview of the rattan species of Southern Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePalms of Southern Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of major importance for botanists and an invaluable aid for naturalists and conservationists, and it's the perfect field guide for ecotourists traveling in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all 352 naturally occurring palms in Southern Asia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures full-color photographs of 256 species, many never before illustrated \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a distribution map for most species \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the first taxonomic overview of the rattans of Southern Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151785902320,"sku":"9781400832996","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400832996_p0.jpg?v=1763713376","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400832996","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}