The Book of Indian Trees/K.C. Sahni. 1998, ix, 230 p., 20 Colour plates, line drawings, $17. ISBN 019 564589-8.
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Description of species. 3. Know your trees. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
"The Book of Indian Trees brings to the reader descriptions of more than 150 species of the diverse trees that the scientist, the conservationist and the nature enthusiast would come across in India, and the rest of the Subcontinent. The economic importance of these trees, their commercial products and the folklore associated with them, serve to augment the essential purpose of this book, that is to enable the reader to identify trees by their field characters and by the taxonomic features, and to appreciate the necessity to protect them.
"The illustrations are by P.N. Sharma, a well known and experienced botanical artist."
[Prof. K.C. Sahni retired as Director, Biological Research, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun.]