1st Edition

Plants of Central Asia - Plant Collection from China and Mongolia, Vol. 10 Araliaceae, Umbelliferae, Cornaceae

Edited By V I Grubov Copyright 2005

    An English translation of the series prepared by the Komarov Botanical Institute. Covers Altai, Khangai, Kentei Ranges in the North, Greater Khingan Range in the East, Pamir in the West, The Great Wall of China in the Southeast, and the Himalayas in the South. This volume of the illustrated synopsis of vascular plants of Central Asia provides a detailed account of 3 families Araliaceae, Umbelliferae, Cornaceae, within the People?s Republics of China and Mongolia. Keys for the identification of genera and species under each family as well as references to nomenclature and information on habitat and geographical distribution for each species are given. A number of species have been recorded in this territory for the first time which include 8 hitherto unknown species. The largest taxonomic groups in this volume are the family Umbelliferae and genera Seseli L., Ferula L., Bupleurum L. I11.: 8 plates, 4 maps of distribution ranges.

    Annotation
    Introduction
    Taxonomy
    Special Abbreviations
    Abbreviations of Names of Collectors
    Abbreviations of Names of Herbaria
    Family 86. Araliaceae Juss
    Family 87. Umbelliferae Juss
    Family 88. Cornaceae Dum
    Plates I-VIII
    Index of Scientific Names of Plants
    Index of Plant Illustrations
    Index of Plant Distribution Ranges

    Biography

    V I Grubov