Flora of Tropical East Africa - Palmae (1986)was prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens/Kew with the assistance from the East African Herbarium. Palmae can be classed as trees to shrublets and climbers that are armed or unarmed, with woody stems, very short to immensely tall, sometimes climbing, solitary or clustered smooth or covered with leaf-base remains or leaf-sheaths.

Flora of Tropical East Africa - Anacardiaceae (1986) was prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens/Kew with the assistance from the East African Herbarium. The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family 1] or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species.

Flora of Tropical East Africa - Aristolochiace (1986) was prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens/Kew with the assistance from the East African Herbarium. The Aristolochiaceae are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 known species belonging to the order Piperales.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in close collaboration with the East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University, this series is designed to the highest academic standards and is a useful reference for anyone concerned with the identification and utilizatio

Part of a series on the flora of tropical East Africa, this work considers Balanophoraceae. The flora is prepared at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in close collaboration with East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University. Significant contributions are also made by specialists from elsewhere. The flora should be a useful reference for anyone concerned with the identification and utilization of plants in eastern Africa. Each family is published as a separate part. New parts are published annually. All back volumes are also available.

Increasing demands on the world's natural resources pose a serious threat to palm biodiversity. This action plan identifies the most threatened palm species in order to present recommendations for conservation measures that cater to their specific requirements, and to provide strategic guidelines for the conservation and sustainable utilization of the many palms that provide food, construction material, and an important source of revenue for many people.

This volume deals with the fibres of Tropical Africa. 515 ‘primary use’ fibres are described in 248 review articles. Many of the articles are illustrated with a geographic distribution map and a line drawing of the habit.

This book deals with arid and semi-arid environments and their classification, and the physiological restraints and adaptations of plants to the environment. Further, it discusses economic botany and the needs and methods of conserving economic plants. A broad view is taken regarding the definition of economic plants, taking into account their value to the environment as well as to man and to livestock. The individual deserts and associated semi-arid regions are described in separate chapters, providing background information on the regional environments in terms of climate and major plant formations. The economic plants within these formations, their usages, geographical distribution together with their morphological and physiological adaptations are treated in detail.