Synopses & Reviews
This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide with clear photographs. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy from the definitive text of Dr. Walter Judd, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research — and magnificent photography — that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist. Kirsten Llamas exhaustively documents more than 1400 flowering trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants commonly grown in tropical and subtropical gardens. She provides thorough information on cultivation for each plant, including growth characteristics, light exposure, cold hardiness, invasive tendencies, and unique horticultural features. More than 1500 color photos of magnificent flowering specimens make this book as much a pleasure to browse as it is a resource for research. Sure to appeal to gardeners, landscapers, nurseries, collectors, botany students, florists, and botanical gardens, Tropical Flowering Plants promises to be a staple reference for decades to come.
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"Imagine 50 years' worth of memories of the world's best botanical gardens ... Then imagine all of those photographs you wished you had taken on your visits to those gardens. Now you have an idea of this wonderful book. ... [This] well-researched and beautifully produced book will make a fine addition to any library whose patrons are gardeners as well as botanists, and artists as well as scientists."
—G. C. Stevens, Choice, February 2004 Choice
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"[This book is] top shelf from a production standpoint and from an information standpoint — I like everything about it."
—Ray Rogers, American Gardener, May/June 2004 American Gardener
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Tropical Flowering Plants is a lifetime treasure."
—Clear Englebert, FungShway.com, November 28, 2003
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The book is comprehensive, its packed with pertinent information and its accurate. Especially important, it has up-to-date nomenclature, and it is well-illustrated.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-[393]) and index.
Synopsis
Thanks to a centuries-long tradition of exploration and plant collecting, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has accumulated an unsurpassed knowledge of tropical plant species.
The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook brings together decades of their research and identification expertise in a portable, easy-to-use resource perfect for tropical botanists as well as students and conservation professionals.
The first handbook to look at worldwide tropical species as a whole, it features a total of eighty-seven families. Each is described in detail and richly illustrated with photographs that show important identification characteristics. Line drawings, herbarium specimens, and distribution maps further add to the usefulness of this book. Each chapter is written by an expert on the featured species, ensuring that readers have thorough and accurate information.
About the Author
Timothy Utteridgeand#160;works on the Southeast Asia Team at the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and coorganizes Kewandrsquo;s Tropical Plant Identification course. He is coauthor ofand#160;Field Guide to the Plants of East Sabahand#160;and coeditor ofand#160;A Guide to the Alpine and Sub-Alpine Flora of Mount Jaya.Gemma Bramleyand#160;is a botanist at the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Her research interests are focused on the Lamiaceae and Gesneriaceae families, especially those from Southeast Asia, and she has undertaken fieldwork throughout the Old and New World tropics.and#160;and#160;
Table of Contents
Introduction
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How to use this book
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Family accounts (listed by Order)
Hymenophyllales
Cyatheales
Polypodiales
Magnoliales
Laurales
Alismatales
Dioscoreales
Liliales
Asparagales
Arecales
Commelinales
Zingiberales
Poales
Vitales
Zygophyllales
Fabales
Rosales
Fagales
Cucurbitales
Oxalidales
Malpighiales
Myrtales
Sapindales
Malvales
Santalales
Caryophyllales
Ericales
Unplaced
Gentianales
Boraginales
Solanales
Lamiales
Asterales
Apiales
Acknowledgements
References
Index of plant names