Bekele-Tesemma, Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia, 2007
| Bekele-Tesemma, Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia, 2007 |
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THE WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE, also known as the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), contributes to alleviating poverty, improving food security and conserving the environment through the use of trees, tree products and agroforesty. The Centre pursues these goals through research, education and development activities.
Publisher: RELMA in ICRAF Project,
World Agroforestry Centre – Eastern Africa Region Programme, P. O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi Kenya.
Publication coordination and copy editing: George N. Obanyi
Principal illustrators: Nicholas Muema, Ann Birnie and Damtew Tefera
Layout and cover design: Benson Maina Mwangi
Photos: All photos by Azene Bekele-Tesemma except where indicated
Cataloguing in publication data
Bekele-Tesemma, A., 2007. Useful trees of Ethiopia: identification, propagation and management in 17 agroecological zones. Nairobi: RELMA in ICRAF Project, 552 p.
The contents of this handbook may be reproduced without special permission. However, acknowledgement of the source is requested. The photographers and artists concerned must be contacted for reproduction of illustrations. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of World Agroforestry Centre.
This publication was funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) as part of the RELMA in ICRAF Project.
Printed by English Press
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Contents
| Foreword | iv |
| Acknowledgements | v |
| PART I. Introduction | |
| Introduction | 2 |
| PART II. Species by vernacular names and agroclimatic zones | |
| Vernacular names of species | 16 |
| Species by agroclimatic zones | 38 |
| Illustrated glossary of botanical terms | 48 |
| PART III. Species details | |
| Species details | 53 |
| PART IV. Summary of uses, families and species | |
| Families and species | 541 |
| Bibliography | 546 |
| Species index | 548 |
Note of Pl@ntUse. We are happy to reproduce here the content of this book, the first edition of which was published in 1993. This has been possible due to the fact that the book "may be reproduced without special permission", and that it can be downloaded in a pdf form.
Only the introductory part, the species pages and the bibliography have been reproduced. The index of specias is provided by the category indicated below. Those wishing to have access to the other pages can download the book in pdf at the World Agroforestry Centre.
The text is reproduced as published, except for obvious typographical errors. Titles of fields with no data have been deleted. The species name appearing in blue links it to the main species page. When the scientific name has changed, a redirect page allows to go directly to the page with the currently accepted name.
