The Caucasus mountains have nice organic and cultural variety. Within the Caucasian area (Circaucasia, Transcaucasia  incl.  the Little Caucasus) the numbers of upper plant species are estimated to 6500 with a major share of endemic and sub endemic species. There’s additionally an enormous cultural diveristy – approx. 170 completely different nations and languages (!). Regarding panorama and scenic magnificence Caucasus belong to probably the most lovely mountain on this planet. It has dimensions of excessive Asiatic mountains (the very best peak – Elbrus 5600 m above s.l.) with an intensive glaciation, bears wealthy and deep forests like among the mountains on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe and in the identical time has predominantly dry and sunny climate in summer time.

Regardless of of this distinctive mixture of beneficial pure elements the Caucasus area has been extensively omitted by „plant hunters“ , travellers and rock gardeners from the western international locations till now. It’s most certainly because of the scenario in some components of that area – since 1988 there exist 4 latent warfare areas there: Nagorny Karabach, Chechenia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. An vital motive can be the inaccessibility of the Caucasus Fundamental Vary –the greater than 1500 km lengthy vary is crossed solely by two roads accessible for automobiles, the crest of the mountains can generally be achieved solely afoot or on a horse or donkey.

There have been no books revealed containing a major quantity of top quality photos of the Caucasian vegetation in any respect till now. The books from the 19. century  written principally in German and Latin in addition to the wealthy botanical literature from the 20. century written principally in Russian and Georgian incorporates principally drawings of various high quality or black and white pictures typically suffered on a poor printing high quality. The big photographic materials collected by many Czech travellers and botanists throughout their journeys to the Caucasus within the final 20 years makes it now potential to publish a  huge  image guide dedicated to the attractive Caucasian mountain flora.

Publication Cowl & pictures (pdf)

The Flora of the Caucasus, by Vojtech Holubec and Pavel Krivka

Scheduled publication by Delonix Ltd. in June 2005.

Giant format (A4), laborious cowl.

Pre-publication worth (paid till 1 of Might 2005): 56 €.

The worth after publication: 83 €. Listed costs don’t embody the price of transport the guide by publish ( 7 €). Your complete pre-publication worth together with transport is 63 € and the worth after publication together with transport is 90 €.  Orders by mail or e-mail to the addresses:

Vojtěch Holubec

Sidlistni 210

165 00 Praha 6

Czech Republic

holubec@vurv.cz

or

Pavel Křivka
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530 03 Pardubice
Czech Republic
delonix@delonix.cz
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