Baobabs of the World：The upside-down trees of Madagascar, Africa and Australia

Aphotographicmasterpiece,thisbeautifulbookisafittingtributetothebaobab–anextraordinaryandmajestictreefoundprincipallyinMadagascar,andperipherallyinAfricaandAustralia.Thefirstsectionoffersashortintroductiontotheclassificationandgeneraldescriptionofbaobabs,detailsoftheirlifehistory,bio-geography,dispersalandtheirroleinpeople’slives.Thesecondsectioncomprisesaguidetoeachoftheeightbaobabspecies,includingbotanicaldescription,detailsoftheirhabitat,distributionandprincipaluses,accompaniedbyclearimagesandlinedrawingsoftheleaves,flowers,fruitsandgrowthhabitofeachspecies.Interestingtextandlavishphotographsthroughoutmakethisbookirresistibleforspecialistbotanistsandlayenthusiastsalike,anditwillhaveparticularappealfortouriststoo.