"Baby's Breath" ~Gypsophila elegans~
with new information and perspectives for several of the included taxa
It presents descriptions of all taxa
identification keys are provided for the 93 neotropical species
where students go step-by-step through experiments or projects in which they record their data
Bark: Use, Management, and Commerce in Africa. Adv Econ Bot (17) flora neotropica "Baby's Breath" ~Gypsophila elegans~It can be surprising how many commonly used objects are derived from bark. Cork, cinnamon, paper, rope, basketsjust a handful of the uses humans have found for trees whose bark has certain structural or chemical characteristics. Unfortunately, some trees are too useful for their own good. More effective conservation and resource management need good science, of course; but the emotional ties forged by direct experience, Cunningham says, are what allow