Short description
Palm and cycad specialist David L. Jones updates the 1993 publication of this volume, adding 117 recognized taxa (for a total of 302 covered) and including numerous nomenclatural corrections.
Long description
For this second edition David Jones has added information covering over one hundred new species and subspecies and updated his material on the two hundred species from the first edition. Each entry includes a full description, distribution and habitat information, and a detailed cultivation and propagation guide. This second edition of Cycads of the World makes a fine addition to the library of anyone interested in exotic plants, including gardeners, landscape architects, horticulturalists, and botanists.