Download or read book Revision of Geranium Geraniaceae in the Western and Central Pacific Area written by Carlos Aedo and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A taxonomic revision of the genus Geranium (Geraniaceae) in the western and central Pacific area is presented. The area studied includes Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands; the genus is not known to be present on other islands in the Pacific Ocean. Geranium is represented in this area by 53 species assigned to two subgenera: subg. Geranium with 46 species (four introduced) and subg. Robertium with seven introduced species. The greatest diversity is in New Guinea and Japan, both with 11 species; the species of New Guinea are all endemic, while the diversity of Geranium in Japan includes three endemic species and eight species shared with mainland Asia, one of the latter extending to North America. Other areas of high diversity of Geranium in the Pacific area are Australia and New Zealand (nine species, all endemic), and the Hawaiian Islands (six species, all endemic). Geranium comprises mostly herbaceous perennials with aerial stems. The leaves are usually palmatifid or palmatisect and the flowers are actinomorphic and pentamerous with ten stamens. The distinctive beaked fruit typical for the Geraniaceae is shared by all species. The endemic species from Hawaii differ because of their shrubby habit and obtriangular-cuneiform to ovate leaves, usually serrate at the apex. One of these species, G. arboreum, also has zygomorphic flowers. The nomenclature was reviewed for each taxon. Full synonymies, descriptions, and a key are provided. Each species is illustrated and mapped. Two neotypes and 39 lectotypes are designated. One new species, G. castroviejoi, and one new combination, G. grande, are proposed.
Download or read book The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants written by James Cullen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Garden Flora is the definitive manual for the accurate identification of cultivated ornamental flowering plants. Designed to meet the highest scientific standards, the vocabulary has nevertheless been kept as uncomplicated as possible so that the work is fully accessible to the informed gardener as well as to the professional botanist. This new edition has been thoroughly reorganised and revised, bringing it into line with modern taxonomic knowledge. Although European in name, the Flora covers plants cultivated in most areas of the United States and Canada as well as in non-tropical parts of Asia and Australasia. Volume 3 contains accounts of 47 families, including those formerly included in the Leguminosae (Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Fabaceae) as well as the large and important Rosaceae. Also included are those families formerly covered by the name Saxifragaceae (Saxifragaceae in the strict sense, Penthoraceae, Grossulariaceae, Parnassiaceae, Hydrangeaceae and Escalloniaceae).
Download or read book Anales del Jard n Bot nico de Madrid written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revision of Geranium Geraniaceae in the New World written by Carlos Aedo and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taxonomic Revision of Ficus Sect Pharmacosycea Moraceae written by Leandro Cardoso Pederneiras and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Revision of Cuphea Section Melvilla Lythraceae written by Shirley A. Graham and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revision of Cuphea sect. Melvilla provides the first study of the section since the monograph by Emil Koehne in 1903 and is part of an on-going revision of the approximately 250 species constituting this New World genus. The section, with six subsections, is one of 13 in Cuphea. It consists of perennial herbs to small shrubs with large, intensely colored floral tubes mostly more than 20 mm long. The species are distributed from northwestern Mexico and the Caribbean to northern Argentina in locally moist or wet habitats. Forty-two species and four varieties are treated, an increase from the 27 species originally recognized in the section. The species are restricted either to North America (including Central America and the Caribbean): 23 spp. in two subsections; or to South America: 19 spp. in three subsections. Separate keys are presented for the species of each continent. Species descriptions, accounts of pollen and seed morphology, illustrations, and distribution maps are provided. Chromosome numbers and seed oil composition data are given for many species. Cuphea setifera S.A.Graham from Mexico is described as new. Lectotypes are designated for three subsections of sect. Melvilla and for C. bracteolosa, C. caeciliae, C. cuiabensis, C. grandiflora, C. heydei, C. hybogyna, C. intermedia, C. micropetale var. hirtella, C. niederleinii, C. paradoxa, C. subuligera, and C. watsoniana. Neotypes are designated for C. ignea, C. melvilla, and C. schumannii. Relationships suggested by morphology are compared to results from recent molecular-based phylogenetic studies of Cuphea. Twenty-seven of the 42 species of sect. Melvilla compose six informal groups of species based on unique suites of morphological characters. They correspond in part to two of the original six subsections. The remaining 15 species combine character states in diverse combinations that do not sort into groups or lineages. The molecular studies indicate that sect. Melvilla is polyphyletic and characterized by extensive homoplasy. Members of sect. Melvilla are distributed in three of the five major clades of the genus. Within the section, increases in flower size, intensity of the floral tube and petal color, and pollinator reward, appear to have evolved together with attraction of large bee and hummingbird pollinators. The present infrasectional classification of sect. Melvilla is not accepted. A new classification of species currently in the section in expected upon completion of the revision of the genus.
Download or read book Index Holmensis written by Hans Tralau and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weeds of the West written by Robert Parker and published by . This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning to identify unwanted plants around the home, farm, or ranch will be much easier with this comprehensive publication. It will help you identify plants that compete with native plants, horticultural, & agricultural crops as well as those that can poison livestock & people. This easy-to-use guide contains more than 900 full-color photos showing the early growth stages, mature plants, & features for positive identification of each weed discussed. Descriptions, habitats, & characteristics of each plant are also included. Glossary. Key to plant families. References. Index.
Download or read book Flowering Plants Eudicots written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Book of Western Wild Flowers written by Margaret Armstrong and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Field Book of Western Wild Flowers" by J. J. Thornber, Margaret Armstrong. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Revision of the Old World Species of Setaria written by Osvaldo Morrone and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Phylogeography of Southern European Refugia written by Steven Weiss and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first synthesis of the remarkable diversity, evolutionary complexity, and conservation importance of the flora and fauna in the Mediterranean region, with emphasis on the three major peninsular refugia. The book highlights biodiversity importance in Southern Europe for European biota conservation, and includes chapters from authorities in phylogeography: John Avise, Remy Petit, Ettore Randi.
Download or read book Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples written by Harriet Kuhnlein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health professionals who work with Indigenous Peoples and other rural people; other biologists, ethnologists, and organizations that address understanding of the resources of the natural world; and academic audiences from a variety of disciplines.
Download or read book Plant Breeding Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status of Pollinators in North America written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-05-13 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.
Download or read book Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii written by Warren Lambert Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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