| Titre : |
Flora of China, volume 13. Clusiaceae through Araliaceae |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
W. Zhengyi, Éditeur scientifique ; Peter Hamilton Raven (1936-....), Éditeur scientifique ; Hong Deyuan, Éditeur scientifique |
| Editeur : |
Beijing : Science Press |
| Année de publication : |
2007 |
| Autre Editeur : |
Saint-Louis [Etats-Unis] : Missouri Botanical Garden Press |
| Oeuvres / Expressions : |
Flora of China
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| Importance : |
548 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-930723-59-7 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
[ZG] Chine
[Espèces (in biblio)] Araliaceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Elaeagnaceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Lythraceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Myrtaceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Onagraceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Passifloraceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Tamaricaceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Trapaceae
[Espèces (in biblio)] Violaceae
[Thèmes] Flore
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| 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 |
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Flora of China, volume 13. Clusiaceae through Araliaceae (2007)