1st Edition

Plants of Central Asia - Plant Collection from China and Mongolia, Vol. 8c: Astragalus L.

Edited By V I Grubov Copyright 2004

    Based on a review of materials kept in the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute of St. Petersburg, Russia, this work is part of a series expected to be a 20-volume full taxonomic account of plants of the Central Asian floristic region of Mongolia and China. This volume is dedicated to the genus Astralagus L. of the family Leguminosae, covering some 306 species. Keys to species are given under each subgenus and references to nomenclature, information on habitat, and geographic distribution are given under each species.

    Annotation
    Preface
    Taxonomy
    Special Abbreviations
    Genus Astragalus L.
    Plates I to VIII
    Maps 1 to 9
    Index of Latin Names of Plants
    Index of Plant Distribution Ranges
    Index of Plant Drawings

    Biography

    V I Grubov, Editor-in-Chief