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Evolution of land plant -- Plants and human culture -- Naming plants -- Classification and the angiosperm phylogeny group
A comprehensive collection covering more than 3,000 plants Offers systematic information on the lipids and natural oils that can be extracted from each part of the plant Includes material not previously readily available in English
The Junipers of the World contains a synthesis of data on evolution by examining: Geographic Variation: Pan-Arctic variation in Juniperus communis, etc. Speciation in sections of the genus: Species concepts, Speciation in Juniperus section Juniperus, etc. In addition, Keys to Juniperus are provided by region: Eastern Hemisphere, Europe (including Azores, Canary Islands, Asia Minor and Africa), Central Asia (Turkmenistan to western Himalayas), China, Far East (Japan, Korea, Sakhalin Island, Taiwan), Western Hemisphere, Continental North America, United States and Canada, Mexico and Guatemala, and the Caribbean. Also included are Species' Descriptions, Distribution Maps and Plant Photos, and c...
Explores the synthesis of the national and regional Floras of Europe and the fifth and final volume covers the Monocotyledons.
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This publication provides a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important medicinal plants, including those of special commercial or historical interest. It includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives, with each entry summarising botanical background, geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects. Over 500 full-color photographs are included to assist in the identification of the plants.
This multi-compendium is a comprehensive, illustrated and scientifically up-to-date work covering more than a thousand species of edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, herbalogists, conservationists, teachers, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant part and uses; botany; nutritive and medicinal/pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and current research findings; non-edible uses; and selected/cited references. Each volume covers about a hundred species arranged according to families and species. Each volume has separate scientific and common names indices and separate scientific and medical glossaries.
This volume deals with trees, shrubs and climbers and covers over 450 genera of woody plants. It begins with the genera whose ancestors can be traced back to the Jurassic period and ranges in botanical order through the earliest flowering plants to the catkin-bearing trees and familiar fruit trees, maples and other advanced flower plants.
More than two seed-leaves; Two seed-leaves; One seed-leaf; No seed-leaves, if developed, remaining underground; Seed-leaves lobed-partite; Seed-leaves entire; Seed-leaves auricled at base or with a cordate or distinctly emarginate base; Seed-leaves of different sharpe; Seed-leaves wider than longo (1/w