Plant material booklet 1: palms of Malaysia

This book is intended as quick reference for landscape architects, architects and urban planners in identifying palms for landscape planning and design of open spaces, recreational areas, residential landscape and street planting. It begins with descriptions of the indigenous or introduced palms fou...

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Main Authors: Said, Ismail, Abdul Rashid, Shahrulizam
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM 2001
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/29817/
http://eprints.utm.my/29817/
http://eprints.utm.my/29817/1/IsmailSaid2001_PlantMaterialBooklet1PalmsOfMalaysia.pdf
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Summary:This book is intended as quick reference for landscape architects, architects and urban planners in identifying palms for landscape planning and design of open spaces, recreational areas, residential landscape and street planting. It begins with descriptions of the indigenous or introduced palms found in Malaysia. It then discuss how palms can be used as spatial articulation features in shaping human spaces. The book also includes a set of table describing eight subfamilies of palms in alphabetical order. This booklet is the first in a series of plant material booklets on the utilization of plants in landscape planning and designs. Other titles in this series include, among others, Herbs and Medicinal Plants, Wayside Trees and Bamboos in Malaysia.