books by Aljos Farjon

books by Aljos Farjon

books:

Aljos Farjon

Pinus (Pinaceae) (Flora Neotropica, Volume 75)
Aljos Farjon, Brian T. Styles

The New York Botanical Garden Press, 1997

This volume presents a revision of the pines native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The authors recognize 47 species and 20 infraspecific taxa in the genus, and have largely resolved most of the issues surrounding its substantial synonymy. The introduction covers all aspects of pines that are of interest to both taxonomists and more ...

Pinus (Flora Neotropica Monograph Series)

Aljos Farjon

New York Botanical Garden Press, 1997

A very complete description on Mexican pines
This is one of the few books that exist on Mexican and Central American pine trees, and it is very important considering that this region is the second center of diversification of the genus. Besides the descriptions of the species, it includes morphology, taxonomy and ...

A Natural History of Conifers

Aljos Farjon

Timber Press, 2008

Timber Press and Farjon hit a home run...
I'm not sure how to review this book without resorting to tired clichés like "a masterpiece" or "the bible of conifer natural histories." This book just happens to be the prefect example of everything popular science writing should be. Farjon doesn't dumb down the ...

Pines: Drawings and Descriptions of the Genus Pinus

Aljos Farjon

Brill Academic Publishers, 2005

the most informative pinus book of all time!
i am fascinated by the subject of the pinus. tis book showed detailed illustrations of the beautifull wood. i would recomend it to anyone who has ever wondered about the magnificent pinus. you know, my father always used to tell me that God never created anything ...