Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vol. 4
Code: TFSS 4
Edited by E. Soepadmo, Saw
Leng Guan & R.C.K.Chung RM100/USD75 448 pp 2002, reprinted 2007 ISBN: 983-2181-27-5 This Tree Flora of Sabah & Sarawak is an account
of the families of trees that occur in these two botanically rich Malaysia
states situated in the island of Borneo. This is the fourth volume produced
by the "Tree Flora of Sabah & Sarawak" project. This volume
contains accounts of six medium-size and large families. They are Aquifoliaceae, Ebenaceae, Lecythidaceae, Oleaceae, Proteaceac and Sapotaceae. More
significantly, members of the Ebenaceae and Sapotaceae are important sources of tropical timbers from
Sabah and Sarawak. This volume provides detailed and up-to-date botanical
information on 24 genera and 321 species supplemented with 64 line drawings
of representative species. Among the discoveries are: 45 species are new to
science, 149 endemic to Borneo, 69 are endemic to Sabah and/or Sarawak and 45
are rare species. |
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