Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar

Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar

Common Indian Wild Flowers is a superbly illustrated field guide to the indigenous flora of the Indian plains and peninsula. The book contians 240 photographs of common Indian wild flowers with explanatory notes on the size, habit, habitat, distribution and other interesting features. The species have been arranged in taxonomic sequence, and common names in English and regional names have also been given. There are separate sections on the topography, climate and vegetation of India, on how to identify and photograph wild flowers and on conservation issues related to them. The book will be useful to naturalists, both amateur and professional. English common names and regional names are indexed to enable the reader to identify the species in its typical wild habitat. Scientific names have also been indexed. A bibliography and a glossary completes this field guide to wild flowers.

Issac Kehimkar is an avid naturalist, keen photographer, and writer who regularly contributes photographs and articles to various nature publications. Currently working as General Manager, Programmes of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), he is the joint editor of BNHS's quarterly natural history journal, Hornbill. Kehimkar is a Fulbright scholar and also is the referee for papers on butterflies that appear in the Journal of the BNHS.

Books by the Same Author:
Common Indian Wild Flowers (2001)
Common Butterflies of India (1992)

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ISBN 13	9780195656961
ISBN 10	0195656962
Title	Common Indian Wild Flowers
Author	Isaac Kehimkar
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2001-08-02
Number of pages	153
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.