Margaret Steentoft

Flowering Plants in West Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A study of the flowering plant flora of West Africa south of the Sahara with the emphasis upon species of ecological or economic importance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9780521063128
• ISBN-10: 0521063124
• Artikelnr.: 23509675

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
List of symbols and abbreviations
1. Species associations
2. Vegetation in West Africa
3. Annonaceae - soursop family
4. Amaranthaceae - amaranth family
5. Cucurbitaceae - gourd family
6. Ochnaceae - ironwood family
7. Combretaceae - afara family
8. Guttiferae (clusiaceae) - butter tree family
9. Sterculiaceae - cocoa family
10. Bombacaceae - silk cotton family
11. Malvaceae - cotton family
12. Euphorbiaceae - cassava family
13. Caesalpiniaceae - pride of Barbados family
14. Mimosaceae - Acacia family
15. Papilionaceae - cowpea family
16. Ulmaceae - afefe family
17. Moraceae - mulberry family
18. Meliaceae - mahogany family
19. Sapindaceae - akee apple family
20. Anacardiaceae - cashew nut family
21. Sapotaceae - sheabutternut family
22. Apocynaceae - frangipani family
23. Asclepiadaceae - blood flower or milkweed family
24. Rubiaceae - abura family
25. Compositae (Asteraceae) - Tridax family
26. Solanaceae - tomato family
27. Convolvulaceae - sweet potato family
28. Bignoniaceae - jacaranda family
29. Acanthaceae - Thunbergia family
30. Verbenaceae - teak family
31. Labiatae (Lamiaceae) - Hausa potato family
32. Commelinaceae - day flower family
33. Zingiberaceae - ginger family
34. Marantaceae - (West Indian) arrowroot family
35. Liliaceae - lily family
36. Araceae - cocoyam family
37. Palmae (Arecaceae) - palm family
38. Orchidaceae - orchid family
39. Cyperaceae - sedge family
40. Gramineae (Poaceae) - grass family
General bibliography
Index of family, generic and common names.