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Biocultural Collections and Participatory Methods: Old, Current, and Future Knowledge.
Biocultural collections document human–nature interactions through plant and animal-based artifacts, raw materials, herbarium voucher collections, and varied forms of documentation. They form a valuable resource for biocultural conservation, preserving and enhancing traditional knowledge, livelihoods, and the environment. They should be used through participatory methods that allow institutional researchers and local...da Fonseca-Kruel, V ; Martins, L ; Cabalzar, A ; Leonor López-Garcés, C ; Coelho-Ferreira, M …
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Enhancing Food Security Through Seed Banking and Use of Wild Plants: Case Studies From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
We show how food security can be enhanced through seed banking and use of wild plants by showcasing three science-based plant conservation and seed research projects from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on underutilized useful plants and crop wild relatives.Ulian, Tiziana ; Pritchard, Hugh W. ; Cockel, Christopher P. ; Mattana, Efisio
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Field Guide to the Plants of the Falkland Islands
Situated in the South Atlantic, some 500 km from mainland South America, the Falkland Islands are a remote archipelago formed of two larger islands (East and West Falkland) and over 500 smaller islands. This book is the output from a collaboration between scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and...Heller, Thomas ; Upson, Rebecca ; Lewis, Richard
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Genera Palmarum - The Evolution and Classification of the Palms
Since the publication of the first edition of Genera Palmarum in 1987, there has been an explosion of interest in this quintessentially tropical flowering plant family. Palms tend to attract attention, perhaps because of their recognisable rather simple growth form, their ecological and economic importance, or indeed simply because of... -
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Threatened Habitats & Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) of Guinea, West Africa.
Guinea has more than 250 documented unique and threatened plant species, more than is known for any other country in West Africa. To protect them should be not only a national priority but a global one. Among these species – these natural resources – are the potential for new medicines,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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Habitats Menacés et Zones Tropicales Importantes Pour les Plantes (ZTIP) de Guinée, Afrique de l'Ouest.
La Guinée compte plus de 250 espèces répertoriées de plantes uniques et menacées, plus que tout autre pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Assurer leur protection ne devrait pas uniquement être une priorité nationale, mais une priorité mondiale. Parmi ces espèces – ces ressources naturelles – il existe potentiellement de nouveaux médicaments,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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GMOs
This book covers a broad spectrum of topics related to GMOs and allied new gene-based technologies, biodiversity, and ecosystem processes, bringing together the contributions of researchers and regulators from around the world. The aim is to offer a clear view of the benefits and effects of genetically modified crops, insects,...Chaurasia, Anurag ; Hawksworth, David L. ; Pessoa de Miranda, Manoela
biological conservation, evolutionary challenges, bioethical issues, emerging technologies, and genetic diversity
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A maloca entre artefatos e plantas : guia da coleção Rio Negro de Richard Spruce em Londres.
A publicação é resultado das atividades desenvolvidas no âmbito do projeto de repatriação digital de coleções bioculturais, isto é, coleções de objetos feitos com matérias-primas provenientes de plantas e animais, que foram coletados na Amazônia brasileira, no passado, e que hoje se encontram guardados em instituições na Europa. O guia... -
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Flora do Brasil 2020.
The Flora of Brazil 2020 is a project coordinated by the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, a federal public body linked to the Ministry of the Environment, whose mission is to ‘Promote, undertake and disseminate scientific research with an emphasis on plants, with a view to conserving and valuing biodiversity,...The Brazil Flora Group
Classification, Brazil, Floras, and Taxonomy
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Festive flora.
Festive Flora is a celebration of the plants integral to religious, cultural and national festivities around the world, used as decoration in wreaths, garlands and shrines, for their scent, and in festive recipes. 40 botanical paintings of this merry group are gorgeously reproduced from Kew’s Library and Archives, one of...Nesbitt, Mark ; White, Lydia
Cultural heritage, Decoration, Recipes, Plants in religion, Botanical art, and Festivals
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Flore d’Afrique Centrale, nouvelle série, Spermatophyta: Apocynaceae, sous-famille I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae.
This volume treats the species belonging to two subfamilies, the Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae, of the large Apocynaceae family occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. The family is often instantly recognisable through its combination of (usually) opposite leaves and the presence of latex, and these days...Beentje, H.J.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Apocynaceae,, Ethnobotany, Apocynoideae, Plant conservation, Habitats, Burundi, Rwanda , Rauvolfioideae. , and Geographical distribution
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Flora Zambesiaca. Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana. Volume 12, part 2.
List of families included in volume 12, part 2. Alismataceae / E.S. Martins & L. Catarino. Limnocharitaceae / E.S. Martins. Hydrocharitaceae / J.J. Symoens. Najadaceae / J.J. Symoens & L. Triest. Aponogetonaceae / E.S. Martins. Juncaginaceae / E.S. Martins. Potomogetonaceae / J.J. Symoens. Zosteraceae / S.O. Bandeira. Zannichelliaceae / M.C.... -
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Flora of the Guianas. Series A: Phanerogams. Fascicle 27
71. Cyrillaceae / J.C. Yesilyurt. 79. Theophrastaceae / B. Ståhl. 86. Rhabdodendraceae / G.T. Prance. 90. Proteaceae / G.T. Prance. 100. Combretaceae / G.A. Stace. 113. Dichapetalaceae / G.T. Prance. 167. Limnicharitaceae / R.R. Haynes & L.B. Holm-Nielsen. 168. Alismataceae / R.R. Haynes & L.B. Holm-Nielsen. Including Wood and Timber... -
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Flora of the Guianas. Series A: Phanerogams. Fascicle 31.
40. Dilleniaceae / G.H. Aymard C. & C.L. Kelloff. 117. Vitaceae / J.A. Lombardi. 131. Meliaceae / T.D. Pennington & N. Biggs.Aymard C., G. H.
Vernacular names, Meliaceae , Dilleniaceae , Floras, Phenology, Taxonomy, Guianas, Geographical distribution, and Vitaceae
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Flora of Iraq. Volume 5, part 1. Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.
Families treated in volume 5, part 1. Elatinaceae / C.C. Townsend. Molluginaceae / C.C. Townsend. Caryophyllaceae (including Illecebraceae) / C.C. Townsend, V. Melzheimer, Ali Kandemir, Shahina A. Ghazanfar and Ali Haloob. Aizoaceae / C. Jeffrey. Portulaceae / C, Jeffrey. Polygonaceae / J.R. Edmondson and J.R. Akeroyd. Illecebraceae. Chenopodiaceae / A.P.... -
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Frailejones en peligro.
Los frailejones (subtribu Espeletiinae, familia Asteraceae) son posiblemente las más importantes y carismáticas plantas del ecosistema de páramo. Con 90 especies reconocidas, 78 de las cuales son endémicas, Colombia tiene un papel fundamental en su conservación. La mayoría de las especies de frailejones tienen distribuciones restringidas a uno o unos...Diazgranados, Mauricio ; Castellanos Castro, Carolina
Conservation, Endangered species, High mountain, Flora de Colombia, Colombia, Conservación, Frailejones, Especies amenazadas, and Alta montaña
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Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa.
This book provides an up-to-date overview of the Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and parts of Mali, Mauritania and Niger). It includes identification keys for all known species in the area (a total of 321...Mesterházy, Attila ; Browning, Jane ; Verloove, Filip
West Africa, Geographical distribution, Tropical West Africa, Ecology, Identification, and Cyperaceae
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Fruit.
Dove, Hélèna ; White, Lydia
Botanical art and Fruit
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Flora of Iraq. Volume 5, part 2. Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.
Families treaed in volume 5, part 2. Lythraceae / S. A. Ghazanfar. Onagraceae / P.H. Raven. Haloragaceae / C.C. Townsend. Gentianaceae / P. Taylor †. Menyanthaceae / P. Taylor. Primulaceae / P. Taylor. Plumbaginaceae / S. Mobayen. Plantaginaceae / Z. Chalabi-Ka’bi †. Crassulaceae / M. Bywater. Saxifragaceae / C.C. Townsend....
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