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| 1. World Checklist of Palms
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The palm family, considered to be second only to the grasses among monocotyledonous plants of economic importance, is of immense significance to man, especially among rural communities in the tropics, where wild palms are intensively utilis......
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| 2. World Checklist of Dioscoreales: Yams and their Allies
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Dioscoreales are a small but systematically and economically significant order of monocotyledons. The most diverse and important member is the yam genus, Dioscorea L., a source of dietary starch at macroeconomic to rural community levels. O......
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| 3. World Checklist of Cyperaceae
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The sedge family, Cyperaceae, is the third largest family of monocotyledonous plants. They are of significant economic importance, especially among rural communities in the tropics, where sedges are intensively used. The World Checklist of......
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| 4. World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers.
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The definitive reference for botanists, horticulturists, foresters and conservationists - this second edition has been fully revised, and provides the most authoritative listing of conifer names through to the year 2000, with extensive info......
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| 5. World Checklist & Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae)
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In all, Araceae contains 106 genera and 2,823 species, with a range that extends through the wet and dry tropics and north and south into temperate lands. While many genera - Anthurium, Caladium, Dieffenbachia, Monstera and Philodendron - a......
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| 6. World Checklist and Bibliography of Campanulaceae
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The bellflower Family Campanulaceae is found throughout the world, and includes a large number of species important in ornamental horticulture. For the past quarter century, Dr. Thomas Lammers has devoted his professional career to a better......
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| 7. World Checklist of Myrtaceae
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Myrtaceae is the ninth largest flowering plant family; it is economically important in the production of timber, gums, essential oils, fruits and spices, and contains many commonly cultivated ornamentals. The family is particularly rich in......
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| 8. World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae
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A comprehensive systematic alphabetical catalogue of genera and species in the family Araliaceae, with full synonymy, source references, generic descriptions and historical accounts, and black-and-white illustrations. 456pp. 297 x 210mm.......
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| 9. World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae
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The volume presents the first full list (54 genera and 1175 species) of the family to appear since the mid-nineteenth century. The Sapotaceae (the argan, chicle or gutta-percha family) are prominent in most of the wetter tropics and subtro......
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| 10. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae)
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Arranged alphabetically under families, this work lists all species and intraspecific taxa. The volume contains full checklists of important, mainly temperate, genera such as Alnus (alders), Betula (birches), Carpinus (hornbeams), Corylus (......
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