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Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants

Volume 8, Flowers

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  • 200 - 400 coloured illustrations per volume

  • Referenced up-to-date-information on nutritive and medicinal properties

  • Common and vernacular names to help in plant identification

  • Medical and scientific glossaries

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (76 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 1-71
  3. Pelargonium crispum

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 72-76
  4. Crocus sativus

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 77-136
  5. Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 137-140
  6. Gladiolus dalenii

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 141-143
  7. Gladiolus grandiflorus

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 144-150
  8. Agastache foeniculum

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 151-155
  9. Lavandula angustifolia

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 156-185
  10. Lavandula dentata

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 186-191
  11. Lavandula stoechas

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 192-201
  12. Salvia elegans

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 202-206
  13. Sideritis scardica

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 207-214
  14. Lilium lancifolium

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 215-220
  15. Tulip gesneriana

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 221-231
  16. Limnocharis flava

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 232-235
  17. Magnolia denudata

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 236-242
  18. Magnolia grandiflora

    • Tong Kwee Lim
    Pages 243-275
  19. Abutilon indicum

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 276-289
  20. Abutilon megapotamicum

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 290-291

About this book

Volume 8 is part of a multicompendium Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants, on plants with edible flowers from Geraniaceae to Zingiberaceae (tabular) and 82 species in Geraniaceae, Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae, Limnocharitaceae, Magnoliaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Myrtaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Orchidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Papaveraceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Primulaceae, Proteaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae, Theaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Tyhpaceae, Violaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae and Zingiberaceae in detail. This work is of significant interest to medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, botanists, agriculturists, conservationists and general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/ vernacular names; origin/ distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts/uses; botany; nutritive/medicinal properties, nonedible uses and selected references.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Canberra, Australia

    T. K. Lim

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 8, Flowers

  • Authors: T. K. Lim

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8748-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8747-5Published: 08 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0326-8Published: 03 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8748-2Published: 23 April 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 1024

  • Number of Illustrations: 283 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Nutrition, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy

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eBook USD 299.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 379.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 379.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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