Titre : | Flora of China, volume 13. Clusiaceae through Araliaceae | Type de document : | Livre | Auteurs : | W. Zhengyi, Editeur scientifique ; Peter Hamilton Raven (1936-....), Editeur scientifique ; Hong Deyuan, Editeur scientifique | Editeur : | Beijing : Science Press | Année de publication : | 2007 | Autre Editeur : | Saint-Louis [Etats-Unis] : Missouri Botanical Garden Press | Titres uniformes : |
Flora of China
| Importance : | 548 p. | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-930723-59-7 | Langues : | Anglais | Mots-clés : | Clusiaceae Dipterocarpaceae Flacourtiaceae Begoniaceae Rhizophoraceae Nyssaceae Combretaceae Melastomataceae | Note de contenu : | Among the 33 plant families described in this volume are Clusiaceae, the mangosteen and St. John's-wort family, harvested for its wood, resin, fruits, seeds, and horticultural and medical uses; Dipterocarpaceae, major canopy trees of lowland tropical forests; Tamaricaceae or tamarisk family; Violaceae, the violets and pansies; Flacourtiaceae, source of chaulmoogric oil, used to treat leprosy; Passifloraceae, the passion flower family; Begoniaceae, 141 of its ornamental begonias naturally occurring only in China; Thymelaeaceae, including the ornamental shrubs Daphne and Edgeworthia used for the manufacture of paper and medicines; Elaeagnaceae, oleaster and buckthorn family, with its fruit trees and ornamental shrubs; Lythraceae, including purple loosestrife and the ornamental crepe myrtles; Trapaceae, the water chestnuts; Rhizophoraceae or mangrove family; Nyssaceae, containing the genus Camptotheca, source of the anticancer drug camptothecin, and Davidia, the dove tree, which naturally occurs only in China; Combretaceae, with shrubs, vines, and trees of ornamental and medical use; Myrtaceae, including eucalyptus and fruit trees; Melastomataceae, of value in medicine and horticulture; Onagraceae, including willowherbs and evening primrose, used in medicine as well as for ornament; and Araliaceae, with several economically important Chinese genera, notably, Panax or ginseng. | Type de publication : | livre | Référence biblio : | Zhengyi W. & Raven P. & Deyuan H. (éds), 2007 - Flora of China, volume 13. Clusiaceae through Araliaceae. Science Press / Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 548 p. | ID PMB : | 3330 | Permalink : | http://www.cbnbrest.fr/catalogue_en_ligne/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3330 |
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