Indian Trees
_(20780141056).jpg) An illustration of sterculia guttata from Indian Trees | |
| Authors | Sir Dietrich Brandis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 1906 by Archibald Constable & Co. |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 801 |
Indian Trees: An Account of Trees, Shrubs, Woody Climbers, Bamboos, and Palms Indigenous or Commonly Cultivated in the British Indian Empire is a monograph on the trees of India, written by the German–British botanist and forestry administrator Sir Dietrich Brandis and published in London in 1906 by Archibald Constable & Co.
An extensive work of over 800 pages, the book is regarded as his magnum opus and a seminal work on Indian trees.[1] Brandis was regarded as the "father of tropical forestry;" he worked with the British Imperial Forestry Service in colonial India for nearly 30 years, and served as Inspector General of Forests in India from 1864 to 1883.[2][3]
See also
Bibliography
- Sir Dietrich Brandis, Indian Trees: An Account of Trees, Shrubs, Woody Climbers, Bamboos, and Palms Indigenous or Commonly Cultivated in the British Indian Empire, London, Archibald Constable & Co., 1906
References
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- ^ Ajay Singh Rawat (1993), "Brandis: The Father of Organized Forestry in India," in Ajay Singh Rawat (ed.), Indian Forestry: A Perspective, p. 97, Indus Publishing
- ^ Sharad Singh Negi, Sir Dietrich Brandis: father of tropical forestry, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1991
- ^ Indra Munshi Saldanha (1996), "Colonialism and Professionalism: A German Forester in India," Environment and History, Vol. 2, No. 2, Volume 2, pp. 195–219