Whitebeams, Rowans and Service Trees of Britain and Ireland

Full Title: Whitebeams, Rowans and Service Trees of Britain and Ireland: A Monograph of British and Irish Sorbus L. (BSBI Handbooks 14)
Second Hand
Hardcover
Author: Rich, T. et al.
Published by: BSBI

1st edition. Book Condition: Fine.
Very lightly used. Very crisp, clean and bright inside and out. Prev. owner name to inside cover. This book contains an account of 52 native or naturalised Sorbus taxa in Britain and Ireland (44 species and 8 hybrids). 43 of the taxa are native, 35 of which are endemic to Britain and two to Ireland. The British Isles are one of three centres of Sorbus diversity in Europe. The monograph is based on morphological and molecular taxonomic studies coupled with extensive field work, during which 22 new trees have been described. It is the result of over ten years collaborative work between the National Museum Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and the Universities of Bristol, Exeter and Oxford. The general introduction covers the history of Sorbus research reproductive biology and ecology, interpretation of the characters and keys to all taxa and 14 regional keys. The taxonomy, history, distribution, biology and ecology and each Sorbus taxon is described, with an assessment of its conservation status and notes to help with identification. Finally there is a glossary, references and full index.
ISBN: 9780901158437