{"product_id":"rainforest-trees-of-samoa","title":"Rainforest Trees of Samoa","description":"\u003cp\u003eW. Arthur Whistler Ph.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 210 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Samoan archipelago is divided politically into a western portion known as Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa) and an eastern portion known as American Samoa.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eExtensive south Pacific rain forests comprising several hundred species of native trees occur in these volcanic islands in the heart of Polynesia.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRainforest Trees of Samoa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis designed to enable the layperson and scientist alike to identify the most common trees (mostly native species, but also the naturalized alien species) in the lowland and mid-elevation forest (i.e., the vast majority of trees one is likely to encounter in the Samoan forest).\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe book is\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebased on the author's work in Samoa that spans the last three decades.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe information on the species presented (about 140 of them) includes the scientific name, Samoan and English names (if any), synonyms, the botanical family to which the plant belongs, and the range of the species.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is followed by the habitat, ethnobotanical uses in Samoa, and a complete botanical description, including a condensed “Distinguishing Characters.”\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEach species is covered by one to four color photographs of the leaves, fruits, and flowers to aid in the identification of the tree.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn addition, there is a botanical key presented that can aid in determining the identity of any unknown species.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA table is provided that shows the island distribution of each of the species within the Samoa archipelago.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlso included are a bibliography of pertinent literature and a glossary of botanical terms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isle Botanica","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":53196133040448,"sku":"mjl1790031204703","price":17.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8535\/4304\/files\/rainforest-trees-of-samoa_1.gif?v=1790031210","url":"https:\/\/mountainpeaks.shop\/products\/rainforest-trees-of-samoa","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}