The Plants of Jordan

The Plants of Jordan

Author: Hatem Taifour

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781842466414

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This is the first comprehensive, up-to-date checklist of the vascular plants found in Jordan. The book covers 112 families and all species, including ferns and gymnosperms, that have been recorded for Jordan, with correct nomenclature and accepted names. Each species is cited with at least one specimen from the field. A collaboration between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Plants of Jordan is the work of experts from both institutions and will be the standard in the field for years to come.


The Coloured Atlas of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Jordan and Their Uses (Volume Two)

The Coloured Atlas of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Jordan and Their Uses (Volume Two)

Author: Jamal Ragheb Said Qasem

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1527549216

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This book introduces the first part of a collection of exquisite coloured photographs which illustrate diverse wild medicinal and aromatic plant species in Jordan. It discusses 281 species from 58 families recorded from 400m below sea level (in the Dead Sea and the Jordan valley) to 2000m above sea level (in the North), and from the deserts of al-Azraq and Wadi Rum in the East and the South to the lush, black soils in the North, and along the Jordan River and water channels in the West. Information on species taxonomy and botanical affiliation, chemical constituents, plant parts used in medication, medicinal and pharmacological importance, healing properties and uses in folk medicine is also presented. As such, the book is a valuable resource on diverse wild plant species of different growth habits and habitats used for culinary, health and other purposes.


The Coloured Atlas of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Jordan and Their Uses (Volume One)

The Coloured Atlas of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Jordan and Their Uses (Volume One)

Author: Jamal Ragheb Said Qasem

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1527549208

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The book introduces a number of selected medicinal and aromatic plants from cultivated plant species in Jordan. The species discussed here are illustrated in full-color photos and up-to-date information on species’ medicinal and economical values is presented. The book considers 209 species belonging to 67 botanical families which are cultivated as fruit and forestry trees, vegetables, culinary herbs and spices, aromatic and ornamental plants, and some species which can be found in different biogeographical regions of the country. Information on species taxonomy and botanical affiliation, chemical constituents, plant parts used in medication, medicinal and pharmacological importance, healing properties and uses in folk medicine is also presented. As such, the book is a valuable reference on diverse cultivated plant species of different growth habits and habitats used for culinary, health and other purposes.


Atlas of Jordan

Atlas of Jordan

Author: Myriam Ababsa

Publisher: Presses de l’Ifpo

Published: 2014-06-11

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 235159438X

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This atlas aims to provide the reader with key pointers for a spatial analysis of the social, economic and political dynamics at work in Jordan, an exemplary country of the Middle East complexities. Being a product of seven years of scientific cooperation between Ifpo, the Royal Jordanian Geographic Center and the University of Jordan, it includes the contributions of 48 European, Jordanian and International researchers. A long historical part followed by sections on demography, economy, social disparities, urban challenges and major town and country planning, sheds light on the formation of Jordanian territories over time. Jordan has always been looked on as an exception in the Middle East due to the political stability that has prevailed since the country’s Independence in 1946, despite the challenge of integrating several waves of Palestinian, Iraqi and - more recently - Syrian refugees. Thanks to this stability and the peace accord signed with Israel in 1994, Jordan is one of the first countries in the world for development aid per capita.