Trees of Papua New Guinea Volumes 1 – 3 by Barry J Conn and Kipiro Q Damas www.pngtrees.com provides a comprehensive treatment of 668 species of trees (Volume 1: 257 species; Vol. 2: 246 species; Vol. 3: 165 species) that will assist in the identification of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
The books provide readers with descriptions of trees with images and identification tools to assist in their identification. These volumes unlock the amazing tree diversity found in majestic forests that range from the coastal and lowland plains to the highest mountains. Barry Conn was a principal research scientist at the National Herbarium of New South Wales and associate professor at the University of Sydney. He specialized in the floras of Malesia, Australasia, and Pacific Islands with special focus on the systematics of the trees of New Guinea and several other plant families. He worked as a botanist at the PNG National Herbarium in Lae and as a lecturer at the Bulolo Forestry College (1974-1979). Damas graduated with a diploma in forestry from the PNG Forestry College in Bulolo in 1978. He was employed as an assistant botanist at the PNG National Herbarium in Lae. He holds a Bachelor of Science (forestry) from the PNG University of Technology. He is currently undertaking a Master of Science degree at the University of PNG 40
