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In this volume, the first thorough account of the family to be published since 1839, 84 genera are recognised, encompassing 2319 species.Foreach recognised species, subspecies, or hybrid, information is provided on its geographic distribution, life-form, and chromosome number.

(Paperback)

A comprehensive listing of all Euphorbiaceae and Pandaceae.

(Paperback)

Fagales contains full checklists of important, mainly temperate genera, describing 531 species, their growth patterns, distribution and conservation status.

(Paperback, UK ed.)

Covering 7 genera and 223 species, this is the first modern full list of the important genus Magnolia (128 species).

(Paperback)

This volume presents the first full list of names of the 54 genera and 1175 species that make up Sapotaceae.

(Paperback)

The World Checklist of Cyperaceae provides a single source guide to the correct names of all sedges, the source of their publication and indicating which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms.

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The World Checklist of Dioscoreales lists all validly published names of yams and their allies, providing the source of their publication and indicating which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms, making it a standard nomenclatural reference for further research into this important family.

(Paperback)

World Checklist of Myrtaceae is a much needed work that lists all validly published names in the family, providing the source of their publication and indicating which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms.

(Paperback)

A highly readable book about the remarkable relationship between a forest people and their environment.

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This book lists over 400 Zambian plant remedies with a brief description of plant and habitat, the plant parts used with the recipes and areas, and scientific research where relevant.

(Paperback)

Zambian plants: their vernacular names and uses is a comprehensive list of vernacular names used by the millions of rural Zambians who rely on bush products in their everyday lives.

(Hardback)

The most comprehensive and authoritative account of lavender

All currently accepted Aloe taxa are brought together, with descriptions, illustrations, reference to protologues, location of types, distribution, habitat, and brief notes on diagnostic features and relationships.

(Hardback)

This richly illustrated volume is the first complete atlas of coffee production in Ethiopia, birth-place of coffee drinking and the main home of wild arabica coffee.

DNA and Tissue Banking provides a practical and legislative framework covering uses of DNA, requirements of the Convention on Biological Diversity and CITES, model legal documents, practical guidelines for setting up DNA and tissue banks and worldwide case studies.

This book is a record of some 2,700 people who have collected herbarium specimens in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, designed as a supplement to the now complete Flora of Tropical East Africa.

Prepared for the international working group on Taxanomic Databases for Plant Sciences (TDWG)

(Paperback, New edition)

Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean is a comprehensive photographic guide to the orchids of the region written by leading experts, who between them have decades of orchid field and research experience.

(Hardback, Illustrated edition)

This is the first comprehensive identification guide to the rich Mediterranean flora of the Algarve region of southern Portugal, including the Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park, an area of immense botanical importance with numerous endemic and rare species.

Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean is the most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the area. An ideal companion for wildlife and plant enthusiasts, this guide will enable you to reliably identify wildflowers in the field.

Outstanding water colour illustrations by Margaret Mee, the pioneering female explorer and conservationist, who recorded the diverse beauty of the Amazonian rain forest.

A complete listing of all validly published generic names in the Umbelliferae, with references to author(s), date and place of publication, typification, synonyms, geographical distribution, number of species, and essential bibliography.

A revision of the 79 recognised species, five of these with subspecies or varieties. Sixteen species and nine subspecies or varieties are described as new.

A popular new gardening book in the Kew Growing series focusing on the growing of temperate garden bulbs in the outdoor garden.