Silversword and greensword
1945. Silversword and greensword. Pages 306-312. In Plants of Hawaii National Park illustrative of plants and customs of the south seas. Otto Degener. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York
This chapter of Degener's book gives detailed natural history of the silverswords and greenswords of Hawaii. The book itself is a photo-lithoprint edition to the one published in 1930. It begins with a brief summary of existing knowledge concerning the geologic history of the Hawaiian Islands, together with some notes on the geographic origins of the present flora. It is a series of illustrated essays arranged in the systematic sequence of a floristic work. These essays are informative, clear, delightfully written, and not without humor.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Units
- HALE , HAVO
- Keywords
- Argyroxiphium sandwicense, Botany, Endangered and Threatened species, greensword, Hawaii, Maui, silversword