Overview
- Of practical value for controlling illegal wood trade
- All described species were taxonomically identified on the basis of DNA analysis and morphology
- Illustrated in color throughout
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This atlas offers anatomical descriptions of 19 Dalbergia and 31 Diospyros species, most of them endemic to Madagascar. Each species is illustrated with color micrographs of double-stained sections through the xylem, bark, and pith of stems, branches, and twigs. Further, a photograph of each plant and information on its height, DBH, habit, and geographical and elevational distribution in Madagascar are included.
Dalbergia and Diospyros species provide highly-priced woods, which are intensively traded across the world and therefore highly endangered by illegal trade and harvesting. This book represents a response to the action plan for Diospyros and Dalbergia species regarding the establishment of a reference collection and reliable identification system for species listed by CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Bringing together a wealth of material recently collected in different biogeographical regions of Madagascar and identified by the Missouri Botanical Garden, the book will appeal to plant scientists, taxonomists and practitioners involved in wood identification, and will help to safeguard the legacy of precious wood trading through proper identification.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dept. of Plant Biology and Ecology
University of Antananarivo
BP 906 Antananarivo
Madagascar
email: harisoa.ravaomanalina@gmail.com
Dr. Alan Crivellaro
Dept. TESAF
Università degli Studi di Padova
Viale dell’Università 16
35020 Legnaro (PD)
Italy
email: alan.crivellaro@unipd.it
Prof. Dr. Fritz H. Schweingruber
Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research – WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Switzerland
email: fritz.schweingruber@wsl.ch
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Stem Anatomy of Dalbergia and Diospyros Species from Madagascar
Book Subtitle: with a Special Focus on Wood Identification
Authors: Bako Harisoa Ravaomanalina, Alan Crivellaro, Fritz Hans Schweingruber
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51147-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51145-0Published: 08 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84579-1Published: 25 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51147-4Published: 31 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 119
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Wood Science & Technology, Conservation Biology/Ecology