Can anyone recommend a good plant identification key for tropical plants?

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Can anyone recommend a good plant identification key for tropical plants?

I'm not a botanist, but I would like to get one for a friend who is, as a birthday present. I'm interested in something that covers Central America. Costa Rica would do, although Nicaragua would be preferrable, but I haven't found anything like that, and even if I did, I wouldn't know if it's worth getting.

2006-07-13 09:56:56 · 2 answers · asked by cmm 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

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The following website is a gem of a reference
www.virtualherbarium.org/palmresearch/NSFReferences.pdf
you can also consult the book Plant Systematics by Walter Judd

2006-07-23 01:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by K Gupta 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Nice idea ... do you know any of your friend's botanical colleagues? I'd be inclined to ask them for a suggestion.

2006-07-13 21:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by myrtguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋