World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition
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No previously published work has so comprehensively compiled essential information as this, covering almost 10,000 vascular plants of commercial importance throughout the world. For each plant the accepted scientific name, synonyms, common names, economic uses, and geographical distribution are provided.
World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference provides the broad coverage needed in a global economy. It includes information garnered during more than two decades of research on economic plants.
The information given conforms to all international standards for botanical data and results from an extensive review of literature and the input of numerous agricultural and botanical scientists.
This book is invaluable to everyone dealing with economic vascular plants, be they from research or commerce including international agriculture, horticulture, or government.
Table of Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
Discussion of Content
Scientific Names
Synonymy
Common Names
Economic Importance
Food
Food Additives
Animal Food
Bee Plants
Invertebrate Food
Materials
Fuels
Social Uses
Vertebrate Poisons
Non-Vertebrate Poisons
Medicines
Environmental Uses
Gene Sources
Weeds
Harmful Organism Host
CITES Appendices I and II
Geographical Distribution
Symbols and Abbreviations
References Cited
Acknowledgments
List of Reviewers
Catalog of Economic Plants
Index of Common Names
List of Figures and Tables
Sample of Accepted Name Entry
Classes and Subclasses of Economic Impact
List of Standard Geographical Areas and Regions
World Map of Standard Geographical Regions
Editorial Reviews
"This will be an important source of standardized information for anyone working with economic plants."
-S.L. Timme,Choice, October 1999
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