Overview

This book continues as volume 7 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers plant species with edible flowers from families Acanthaceae to Facaceae in a tabular form and seventy five selected species from Amaryllidaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Asparagaceae, Asteraceae, Balsaminaceae, Begoniaceae, Bignoniaceae, Brassicaceae, Cactaceae, Calophyllaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Combretaceae, Convolvulaceae, Costaceae, Doryanthaceae and Fabaceae in detail. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, botanists, agriculturists, conservationists, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts and uses; botany; nutritive/pharmacological properties, medicinal uses, nonedible uses; and selected references.

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Author:   T. K. Lim
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2014 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 5.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.529kg
ISBN:  

9789400773943

ISBN 10:   9400773943
Pages:   1102
Publication Date:   09 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Amaryllidaceae Tulbaghia violacea Apocynaceae Plumeria obtusa Plumeria rubra Asclepiadaceae  Telosma cordata Asparagaceae Agave sisalana Muscari neglectum Polianthus tuberosa Yucca filamentosa Asteraceae  Achillea millefolium Acmella oleracea Ageratum conyzoides Argyranthemum frutescens Bellis perennis Calendula officinalis Centaurea cyanus Chrysanthemum morifolium Chrysanthemum indicum Cosmos sulphureus Cynara cardunculus Dahlia coccinea Dahlia pinnata Echinacea purpurea Helianthus annuus Matricaria chamomilla Tagetes erecta Tagetes lucida Tagetes patula Tagetes tenuifolia Tanacetum parthenium Tanacetum vulgare Taraxacum officinale Balsaminaceae Impatiens balsamina Impatiens walleriana Begoniaceae Begonia cucullata var. cucullata Begonia x tuberhybrida Bignoniaceae Spathodea campanulata Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) Brassica oleracea italica x alboglabra Lobularia maritima Matthiola incana Cactaceae Ephiphyllum oxypetalum Calophyllaceae Mesua ferua Caprifoliaceae Lonicera confusa Lonicera japonica Caryophyllaceae Dianthus barbatus Dianthus caryophyllus Dianthus chinensis   Combretaceae Combretum indicum Convolvulaceae  Ipomoea alba Costaceae Cheilocostus speciosus Costus barbatus Costus  erythrophyllus Costus productus Doryanthaceae Doryanthes excelsa Fabaceae Acacia cultriformis Acacia longifolia Bauhinia purpurea Bauhinia variegata Caesalpinia pulcherrima Clitorea ternatea Erythrina variegata Gliricidia sepium Hardenbergia violacea Mimosa pudica Pterocarpus indicus Senna alata Senna auriculata Senna siamea Senna timoriensis Sesbania grandiflora Sesbania javanica Styphnolobium japonica Trifolium pratense Trifolium repens

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