Author and co-author of several books on plants and landscape architecture, António de Paula Saraiva, launched a book with a new perspective on the trees and large shrubs in Macau.

“Trees and Large Shrubs in Macau” is a book about tree species (published in Portuguese, English and Chinese) aimed at a broad spectrum of the population. In the author’s opinion, the book is intended to be a useful source of knowledge about the plants that surround us and their importance.

The book features 236 different trees and shrubs species, illustrated by photographs and drawings by artists Catarina França and Mafalda Paiva. Saraiva worked since 1985 in Leal Senado as head of Garden Department and Green Zones Department, and also in the Forest Department of the Islands Municipality.