Guide d'Identification des Arbres du Burkina Faso
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This comprehensive botanical reference is an essential resource for botanists, forestry professionals, conservationists, students, researchers and nature enthusiasts seeking to identify and understand the trees and shrubs of Burkina Faso. Text in French.
About the Book:
Description in French: (for English description see below) Remediant au manque de connaissances sur la richesse de la flore de la region, ce guide de terrain fournit de precieuses informations sur l'identite, l'habitat, la repartition geographique,la phenologie, la physiologie des graines, le statut de conservstion et l'utilisation durable de 226 arbres et arbustes locaux. Les breves descriptions botaniques, les cles floristiques et plus de 500 fascinantes photographies des plantes permettent la reconnaissance rapide des especes.
Description in English: The publication of 'Guide d'Identification des Arbres de Burkina Faso is the result of over ten years research in collaboration with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Project. Some 226 woody plant species are described in the book, with accompanying keys, colour photographs, distribution maps and local names and uses. This book is an essential reference for anyone required to know and recognize the woody flora of the forests of Burkina Faso, including forestry technicians, agriculturists, conservation workers, farmers, botanists, teachers and students. Text in French.
About the Authors:
Moctar Sacande: Moctar Sacande is a seed physiologist and botanist specialising in the biology and conservation of tropical African plant species. He has led and contributed to numerous international research projects and has published extensively on tropical forestry, seed science and plant conservation. He was closely involved with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Project and has worked across several African countries to support biodiversity conservation and restoration initiatives.
Lassina Sanou: Lassina Sanou is one of Burkina Faso's most experienced botanists, with extensive expertise in the country's flora. Based at the National Tree Seed Centre herbarium, he has worked with collections containing more than 10,000 specimens representing over 1,000 species, making significant contributions to the documentation and study of Burkina Faso's plant diversity.
Henk J. Beentje: Henk Beentje is a distinguished botanist associated with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He is the author of numerous respected botanical publications, including works on African trees, mangroves and palms. Beentje also served as editor of the landmark Flora of Tropical East Africa series and is internationally recognised for his contributions to African botany, taxonomy and plant conservation.
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