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Palms of New Guinea.
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An ancient Mesopotamian herbal.
Throughout the world, traditional medical systems continue to be important to healthcare. They vary greatly in their underlying beliefs, but almost all share the use of herbal medicines as a central practice. Ancient Mesopotamia – the area of modern-day Iraq and adjoining regions – offers a special opportunity to study...Böck, Barbara ; Ghazanfar, Shahina A. ; Nesbitt, Mark
Mesopotamia, Identification, Herbal medicine, Assyria, Herbals, Materia medica, Traditional medicines, Medicinal plants, and Babylonia
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Cryptic Species : morphological stasis, circumscription, and hidden diversity.
Cryptic species are organisms which look identical, but which represent distinct evolutionary lineages. They are an emerging trend in organismal biology across all groups, from flatworms, insects, amphibians, primates, to vascular plants. This book critically evaluates the phenomenon of cryptic species and demonstrates how they can play a valuable role...Cambridge University Press
Classification, Circumscription, Taxonomy, Cryptic species, Plant morphology, and Evolution
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Fruit.
Dove, Hélèna ; White, Lydia
Botanical art and Fruit
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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