Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants of the World: An Illustrated Guide

by Rolf Blancke

Tropical fruits such as banana, mango, papaya, and pineapple are familiar and treasured staples of our diets, and consequently of great commercial importance, but there are many other interesting species that are little known to inhabitants of temperate regions. What delicacies are best known only by locals? The tropical regions are home to a vast variety of edible fruits, tubers, and spices. Of the more than two thousand species that are commonly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801454174
• ISBN13: 9780801454172
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher