Flora of Java

by C. A. Backer · 1963

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This is a botanical reference covering the flowering plants and ferns of Java, the island in Indonesia. It was prepared by the Dutch botanist C. A. Backer and is arranged so that readers can identify plants, with keys and descriptions of the families, genera and species found on the island. Written mainly for botanists, students and field collectors, the work was issued in several volumes and remains a useful guide to the island's flora.

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