Bark : the formation, characteristics, and uses of bark around the world / photographs by Kjell B. Sandved ; text by Ghillean Tolmie Prance and Anne E. Prance.
"Published in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew."
Includes indexes.
Contents
The structure and function of bark -- The field identification of bark -- Photosynthetic bark -- Bark ecology -- Latexes in bark -- Resins in bark -- Bark medicines and poisons -- Hallucinogenic bark -- Flavors from bark -- Bark tannins -- Cork -- Bark cloth -- Bark canoes -- Fiber, fuel, mulch, and other uses of bark -- Bark as camouflage and food -- Bark flora -- Bark dwellers.
