The field handbook is the result of over fifteen year's experience of foresty operations under projects conduced by CIRAD. It sets out to fill a gap in the literature available on the flora of the dry zones of West Africa. Its 1300 colour photographs of flowers, fruits, leaves and bark will facilitate identification of each of the 360 species presented. As trees are an integralpart of the landscapes and have many functions and uses, and up-to-date inventory is also given of the traditional uses of different parts of plants for pharmatical and human and animal food purposes and in daily life.The determination keys and descriptive sheets are accessible to non-specialists in botany, be they technicians working in forestry, agriculture or animal production, teachers or students. This book is a reference for anyone in need of information on the trees and shrubs of the region.

The field handbook is the result of over fifteen year's experience of foresty operations under projects conduced by CIRAD. It sets out to fill a gap in the literature available on the flora of the dry zones of West Africa. Its 1300 colour photographs of flowers, fruits, leaves and bark will facilitate identification of each of the 360 species presented. As trees are an integralpart of the landscapes and have many functions and uses, and up-to-date inventory is also given of the traditional uses of different parts of plants for pharmatical and human and animal food purposes and in daily life.The determination keys and descriptive sheets are accessible to non-specialists in botany, be they technicians working in forestry, agriculture or animal production, teachers or students. This book is a reference for anyone in need of information on the trees and shrubs of the region.