Plants and People of the Golden Triangle: Ethnobotany of the Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand

by Edward Anderson

Overview

For the half million people living in the remote mountains of Northern Thailand, survival is dependent upon the forest. This study, based on extended field research, identifies more than 1,000 plant species, with particular emphasis on medicinal plants and their uses.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604690811
Publisher:	Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/27/2009
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

The late Edward F. Anderson was Senior Research Botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona. He was past president of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study, a fellow of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, and a member of the Linnean Society, London. In addition, Anderson was professor emeritus, Whitman College, where he taught biology for 30 years.