Mabberley's plant-book / David J. Mabberley.

By:

Mabberley, David J [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017Edition: Fourth edition, completely revised, with some 1400 additional entriesDescription: xix, 1102 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781107115026 (hbk.)

Uniform titles:

Plant-book

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

580.3 MAB 23 012001

Contents:

Introduction How to use this book and get the most out of it The dictionary Appendix : system for arrangement of extant vascular plants Acknowledgment of sources. Floras and handbooks; websites Periodicals Abbreviations and symbols used in this book. General Authors' names New names used in this book.

Summary: Mabberley's Plant-book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. With some 26,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seed-bearing plant (including conifers), plus ferns and clubmosses, besides economically important mosses and algae. The book combines taxonomic details and uses with English and other vernacular names found in commerce. The third edition was recognised in the American Botanical Council's annual James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award for 2008 and the International Association for Plant Taxonomy's Engler Medal in Silver for 2009. In this new edition, each entry has been updated to take into consideration the most recent literature, notably the greater understanding resulting from molecular analyses; over 1400 additional entries (including ecologically and economically important genera of seaweeds) have been included, ensuring that Mabberley's Plant-book continues to rank among the most practical and authoritative botanical texts available.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction
How to use this book and get the most out of it
The dictionary
Appendix : system for arrangement of extant vascular plants
Acknowledgment of sources. Floras and handbooks; websites
Periodicals
Abbreviations and symbols used in this book. General
Authors' names
New names used in this book.

Mabberley's Plant-book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. With some 26,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seed-bearing plant (including conifers), plus ferns and clubmosses, besides economically important mosses and algae. The book combines taxonomic details and uses with English and other vernacular names found in commerce. The third edition was recognised in the American Botanical Council's annual James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award for 2008 and the International Association for Plant Taxonomy's Engler Medal in Silver for 2009. In this new edition, each entry has been updated to take into consideration the most recent literature, notably the greater understanding resulting from molecular analyses; over 1400 additional entries (including ecologically and economically important genera of seaweeds) have been included, ensuring that Mabberley's Plant-book continues to rank among the most practical and authoritative botanical texts available.

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