Flowering Plants of the Galapagos

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McMullen's book is a user-friendly guide to the flowering plants of the Galapagos Islands written for the average visitor with a general interest in botany.... This is an excellent book that definitely fills a need. It is a field guide to be recommended to every Galapagos visitor with an interest in plant life. * Nordic Journal of Botony * The format and aids provided will enable less knowledgeable readers to use it and identify plants. It should be of interest to anyone who has visited the Galapagos Islands or plans to in the future or just wants to learn more about the unique and threatened flora. * Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society * Darwin visited the Galapagos in 1835, collected plants, and later wrote about the finches. This attractive guide by McMullen will introduce many of the plants Darwin saw (and collected), and it is certain to become an indispensable companion for anyone fortunate enough to visit these islands.... Surprisingly, many introduced and cultivated plants well known throughout the tropics are also featured in this guide, their showy flowers likely to attract the novice botonist.... Brief essays on the history of botanical exploration, vegetation types, and conservation will entertain readers cruising from island to island, or dreaming of visiting this land of giant tortoises. * Choice * The field guide should meet the needs of both of its intended audiences.... Large public and academic libraries will find this guide a valuable addition to their collections wherever there is interest in tropical biology or travel. * E-Streams * This book is destined to be a valuable resource for the amateur naturalists who have made the Galapagos their destination of choice. * Libraries Unlimited * This is a well-organized, small, but information-packed book.... It is, however, a valuable reference book for travelers to the Islands. * HortScience *