
Field Guide of Common Grasses of Madagascar
Kew Publishing
Published on 1. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
307 pages
978-1-84246-843-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Photographic Field Guide to the Grasses of Madagascar is the first photographic compilation of information on Madagascar's Poaceae, featuring around half of the known species. Compiled by a team of Malagasy and international botanists lead by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Madagascar, and partner institutions, it consolidates expert-generated and expert-verifified information in Malagasy and English. This book contains information on 269 species of grasses, with a general introduction and an index to Malagasy common names as well as Latin names. Researchers are continuing the considerable work of assessing the current biodiversity, distribution, uses, and evolution of the grasses of Madagascar.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond, Surrey
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Royal Botanic Gardens
Illustrations
2000 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 298 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1612 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84246-843-2 (9781842468432)
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Persons
Nantenaina H. Rakotomalala holds an MSc degree and is specialized in grasses. Based at Kew's Madagascar office as a botanist, she has experience in field data collection and data-basing. A passionate botanist from Madagascar, specializing in plant systematics and sustainable management.